Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
HYG vs RDVY: how they differ
HYG and RDVY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HYG and RDVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in HYG | Only in RDVY |
|---|---|
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68% | Lam Research Corporation 3.09% |
| 1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99% |
| MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47% | KLA Corporation 2.47% |
| PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46% |
| WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26% |
| GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.24% |
| PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28% | Bank of America Corporation 2.18% |
| SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28% | Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.
| HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | First Trust |
| What it is | US high yield bonds | First Rising Dividend Achievers |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.9% | +22.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −14.6 pts | +4.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.47% |
| Holdings | 1326 | 72 |
HYG in plain words
HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.
RDVY in plain words
RDVY is an index equity fund tracking the First Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 24.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HYG or RDVY?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and RDVY returned +22.0%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, HYG or RDVY?
- HYG charges 0.49% a year and RDVY charges 0.47%, so RDVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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