Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
RDVY vs VWO: how they differ
RDVY and VWO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and RDVY returned more over the year.
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and VWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in RDVY | Only in VWO |
|---|---|
| Lam Research Corporation 3.09% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 2.99% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28% |
| KLA Corporation 2.47% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57% |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.46% | Delta Electronics Inc 1.18% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.26% | MediaTek Inc 1.07% |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.24% | Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.18% | HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. 2.16% | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| What it is | First Rising Dividend Achievers | Emerging markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.0% | +15.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.5 pts | −1.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.47% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 72 | 6355 |
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.
VWO in plain words
VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or VWO?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.0% and VWO returned +15.6%, so RDVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, RDVY or VWO?
- RDVY charges 0.47% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do RDVY and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 0% of VWO 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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