Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs SPY: how they differ
RDVY and SPY hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SPY hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.12% | 8.08% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.01% | 2.98% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.94% | 5.59% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.74% | 2.16% |
| Apple Inc. | 1.65% | 7.33% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.57% | 1.69% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.09% | 1.45% |
| Visa Inc. (Class A) | 1.98% | 0.93% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 1.33% | 0.70% |
| Bank of America Corporation | 2.18% | 0.62% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.69% | 0.61% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 3.09% | 0.57% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in SPY |
|---|---|
| Mueller Industries, Inc. 1.91% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.77% |
| Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. 1.16% | BROADCOM INC 2.61% |
| East West Bancorp, Inc. 1.03% | ALPHABET INC CL C 2.39% |
| Unum Group 0.55% | TESLA INC 1.56% |
| Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. 0.46% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 1.42% |
| Weatherford International Plc 0.43% | ELI LILLY + CO 1.36% |
| AECOM 0.21% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.25% |
| US Dollar 0.13% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.05% |
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 First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 72 | 505 |
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.
SPY in plain words
SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SPY?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and SPY returned +17.5%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or SPY?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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