Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VDE: how they differ
RDVY and VDE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Energy Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RDVY | Only in VDE |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 3.09% | Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99% | Chevron Corp 14.53% |
| KLA Corporation 2.47% | ConocoPhillips 5.79% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46% | Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26% | SLB Ltd 3.49% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.24% | Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.18% | Valero Energy Corp 3.19% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16% | EOG Resources Inc 3.06% |
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 | VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Energy |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +50.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +33.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 81.6% |
| Holdings | 72 | 105 |
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.
VDE in plain words
VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VDE?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VDE?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 82% of VDE 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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