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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, RDVY or XHB?

XHB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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RDVY vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RDVY returned +17.6% to XHB's −8.6%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $25.4bn for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XHB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.2 points; RDVY is 16.9 times larger.

RDVY vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	RDVY	XHB
Return
Measure	RDVY	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	RDVY	XHB
Below its high	5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	RDVY	XHB
What it tracks	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	RDVY	XHB
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$25.4bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	RDVY	XHB
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.1%	35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and XHB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVY XHB

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.78% 3.54%

PulteGroup, Inc. 0.82% 3.29%

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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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

TOLL BROTHERS INC 3.38%

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Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +17.6% −8.6%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 94.3% 45.7%

Holdings 72 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $25.4bn $1.5bn

RDVY and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or XHB?: XHB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for RDVY ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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