Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs SPYG: how they differ
RDVY and SPYG hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and SPYG hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RDVY | SPYG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 2.12% | 14.85% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.01% | 5.47% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.94% | 10.27% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.09% | 1.81% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.74% | 3.97% |
| Apple Inc. | 1.65% | 6.73% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.57% | 3.09% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 3.09% | 1.05% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 2.99% | 1.01% |
| Visa Inc. (Class A) | 1.98% | 0.94% |
| Mastercard Incorporated | 1.33% | 0.86% |
| GE Vernova Inc. | 2.24% | 0.70% |
| Only in RDVY | Only in SPYG |
|---|---|
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26% | BROADCOM INC 4.80% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.18% | ALPHABET INC CL C 4.38% |
| The Allstate Corporation 2.16% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.67% |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 2.06% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 2.61% |
| Salesforce, Inc. 2.04% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.49% |
| Chubb Limited 1.99% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.31% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.98% | TESLA INC 1.78% |
| Baker Hughes Company (Class A) 1.92% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC A 1.07% |
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 | SPYG State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +17.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 72 | 150 |
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.
SPYG in plain words
SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 150 positions, with the top ten at 59.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or SPYG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or SPYG?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so SPYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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