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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and VTIP +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, RDVY or VTIP?

VTIP is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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RDVY vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RDVY returned +17.6% to VTIP's +2.2%; 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.4 points.

RDVY vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	RDVY	VTIP
Return
Measure	RDVY	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	RDVY	VTIP
Below its high	5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	RDVY	VTIP
What it tracks	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	RDVY	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.03%
Net assets, RDVY as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026	$25.4bn	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	RDVY	VTIP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.1%

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 VTIP 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 VTIP

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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 VTIP

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%

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Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer First Trust Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +2.2%

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% 0.03%

Holdings 72 26

Net assets, RDVY as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $25.4bn $20.9bn

RDVY and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VTIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or VTIP?: VTIP is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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RDVY on its own →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →RDVY dividend history →RDVY holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for RDVY ↗

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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