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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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RDVY vs SPHD: how they differ

RDVY and SPHD hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SPHD hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions RDVY and SPHD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingRDVYSPHD
Regions Financial Corporation1.53%1.56%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RDVYOnly in SPHD
Lam Research Corporation 3.09%Verizon Communications Inc 3.39%
Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99%Pfizer Inc 3.38%
KLA Corporation 2.47%General Mills Inc 2.96%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46%Kraft Heinz Co/The 2.90%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26%VICI Properties Inc 2.83%
GE Vernova Inc. 2.24%AT&T Inc 2.70%
Bank of America Corporation 2.18%Comcast Corp 2.62%
Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16%Altria Group Inc 2.55%

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.

RDVY and SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
SPHD
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFirst TrustInvesco
What it isFirst Rising Dividend AchieversS&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year+22.0%+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.5 pts−8.9 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.30%
Already in the S&P 50094.4%95.7%
Holdings7256

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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 28.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SPHD?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or SPHD?
RDVY charges 0.47% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so SPHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and SPHD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 96% of SPHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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