Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VDC: how they differ
RDVY and VDC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VDC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RDVY | Only in VDC |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 3.09% | Walmart Inc 14.76% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99% | Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% |
| KLA Corporation 2.47% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46% | Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26% | Philip Morris International Inc 4.66% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.24% | PepsiCo Inc 4.30% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.18% | Altria Group Inc 3.91% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16% | Mondelez International Inc 2.69% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Consumer Staples |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +4.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −12.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 86.6% |
| Holdings | 72 | 103 |
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.
VDC in plain words
VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VDC?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VDC returned +4.6%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VDC?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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