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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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RDVY vs VGT: how they differ

RDVY and VGT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VGT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in RDVYOnly in VGT
Lam Research Corporation 3.09%NVIDIA Corp 16.85%
Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99%Apple Inc 14.59%
KLA Corporation 2.47%Microsoft Corp 9.47%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46%Broadcom Inc 4.21%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26%Micron Technology Inc 4.21%
GE Vernova Inc. 2.24%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21%
Bank of America Corporation 2.18%Intel Corp 2.03%
Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16%Cisco Systems Inc 1.85%

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 and VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RDVY
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
VGT
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFirst TrustVanguard
What it isFirst Rising Dividend AchieversInformation technology
Total return, 1 year+22.0%+35.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.5 pts+17.9 pts
Expense ratio0.47%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50094.4%86.9%
Holdings72317

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.

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% 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 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VGT?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or VGT?
RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 87% of VGT 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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