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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and XLRE +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLRE?

XLRE 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 XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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RDVY vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RDVY returned +17.6% to XLRE's +4.3%; 0% 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 $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

+4.3%

XLRE total return, 1 year

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

0.08%

XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLRE costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.3 points; RDVY is 3.2 times larger.

RDVY vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	RDVY	XLRE
Return
Measure	RDVY	XLRE
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	RDVY	XLRE
Below its high	5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026	7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	RDVY	XLRE
What it tracks	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index	Real Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	RDVY	XLRE
Expense ratio	0.47%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$25.4bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	RDVY	XLRE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.1%	58.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and XLRE hold 0% 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 XLRE

Only in one fund ↓

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 XLRE

WELLTOWER INC 11.14%

PROLOGIS INC 8.19%

EQUINIX INC 6.72%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%

PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%

VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%

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Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate 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 Real estate

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +4.3%

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% 99.5%

Holdings 72 31

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $25.4bn $8.0bn

RDVY and XLRE 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.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or XLRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +17.6% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLRE?: XLRE 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 XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 100% of XLRE 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 ↗

XLRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLRE 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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