Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VEA: how they differ
RDVY and VEA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RDVY | Only in VEA |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 3.09% | ASML Holding NV 2.37% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56% |
| KLA Corporation 2.47% | SK hynix Inc 1.40% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26% | Novartis AG 0.91% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.24% | Royal Bank of Canada 0.90% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.18% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.87% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16% | Nestle SA 0.82% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Developed markets ex US |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +24.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | +7.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 72 | 3870 |
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.
VEA in plain words
VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VEA?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VEA?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 0% of VEA 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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