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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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RDVY vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RDVY returned +17.6% to XLE's +61.2%; 2% 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 $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 43.6 points; XLE is 1.8 times larger.

RDVY vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	RDVY	XLE
Return
Measure	RDVY	XLE
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+61.2%
Drawdown
Measure	RDVY	XLE
Below its high	5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	RDVY	XLE
What it tracks	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	RDVY	XLE
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$25.4bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	RDVY	XLE
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.1%	78.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and XLE hold 2% 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 XLE

Baker Hughes Company (Class A) 1.87% 2.82%

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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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +61.2%

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% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 94.3% 99.8%

Holdings 72 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $25.4bn $45.2bn

RDVY and XLE 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.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of XLE 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 ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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