Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SECT?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.2% and SECT +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, RDVY or SECT?

RDVY is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do RDVY and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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RDVY vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVY returned +22.2% to SECT's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $25.7bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, and $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF.

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At a glance

+22.2%

RDVY total return, 1 year

+13.1%

SECT total return, 1 year

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

0.69%

SECT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

RDVY costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points.

RDVY vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	RDVY	SECT
Return
Measure	RDVY	SECT
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	RDVY	SECT
Below its high	3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026	3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	RDVY	SECT
What it tracks	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	RDVY	SECT
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.69%
Net assets, RDVY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026	$25.7bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	RDVY	SECT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%	99.6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SECT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVY SECT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in RDVY

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%

Accenture plc 2.36%

Veralto Corporation 2.35%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%

The Allstate Corporation 2.24%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.18%

Chubb Limited 2.16%

Only in SECT

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%

INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%

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Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Main

What it is Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +22.2% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +7.4 pts vs VOO −1.7 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.69%

Already in the S&P 500 94.3% 0.0%

Holdings 72 8

Net assets, RDVY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 $25.7bn $2.8bn

RDVY and SECT on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SECT?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.2% and SECT +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or SECT?: RDVY is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for RDVY ↗

SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SECT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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