Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VNQ?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and VNQ +4.8%.

Which is cheaper, RDVY or VNQ?

VNQ is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do RDVY and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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RDVY vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RDVY returned +17.6% to VNQ's +4.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $25.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, and $35.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Real Estate ETF.

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At a glance

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

+4.8%

VNQ total return, 1 year

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

0.13%

VNQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VNQ costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points.

RDVY vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	RDVY	VNQ
Return
Measure	RDVY	VNQ
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+4.8%
Drawdown
Measure	RDVY	VNQ
Below its high	5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026	8.3%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	RDVY	VNQ
What it tracks	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index	MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	RDVY	VNQ
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.13%
Net assets, RDVY as of Oct 27, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026	$25.4bn	$35.9bn
Holdings
Measure	RDVY	VNQ
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.1%	55.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVY VNQ

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Only in RDVY

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.42%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.26%

Microsoft Corporation 2.22%

Accenture plc 2.19%

The Allstate Corporation 2.17%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.14%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13%

Only in VNQ

Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.51%

Welltower Inc 9.12%

Prologis Inc 6.86%

Equinix Inc 5.65%

American Tower Corp 4.32%

Simon Property Group Inc 3.69%

Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.68%

Realty Income Corp 2.85%

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Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers Tracks an index of US real estate

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +4.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.9 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.47% 0.13%

Already in the S&P 500 94.3% 62.8%

Holdings 72 141

Net assets, RDVY as of Oct 27, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026 $25.4bn $35.9bn

RDVY and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VNQ

VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 141 positions, with the top ten at 55.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VNQ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and VNQ +4.8%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or VNQ?: VNQ is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for RDVY ↗

VNQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VNQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VNQ ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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