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RDVY vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVY returned +22.2% to XLSR's +9.5%; 10% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $25.7bn for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF and $1.1bn for State Street US Sector Rotation ETF.

RDVY on its own →XLSR on its own →
At a glance
+22.2%
RDVY total return, 1 year
+9.5%
XLSR total return, 1 year
0.47%
RDVY expense ratio
0.70%
XLSR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

RDVY costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points; RDVY is far larger, $25.7bn against $1.1bn.

RDVY vs XLSR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureRDVYXLSR
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+9.5%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.47%0.70%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$25.7bn$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.7%90.9%

Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, RDVY and XLSR hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDVY XLSR
Microsoft Corporation 2.16% 2.79%
NVIDIA Corporation 2.00% 3.84%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.89% 2.37%
Apple Inc. 1.63% 3.71%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.58% 3.62%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.83% 0.45%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in RDVY
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%
Accenture plc 2.36%
Veralto Corporation 2.35%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%
The Allstate Corporation 2.24%
Expedia Group, Inc. 2.18%
Chubb Limited 2.16%
Only in XLSR
STATE STREET TECHNOLOGY SELECT 26.80%
STATE STREET HEALTH CARE SELEC 24.28%
STATE STREET FINANCIAL SELECT 11.54%
STATE STREET CONSUMER DISCRETI 6.50%
STATE STREET COMMUNICATION SER 4.97%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.85%
AMAZON.COM INC 1.81%
STATE STREET INDUSTRIAL SELECT 1.38%
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Side by side

RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF XLSR State Street US Sector Rotation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +22.2% +9.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) +14.8% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark +7.4 pts vs VOO −5.3 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.47% 0.70%
Already in the S&P 500 94.3% 34.4%
Holdings 72 21
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $25.7bn $1.1bn

RDVY and XLSR on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% 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 Nov 3, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

XLSR

XLSR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.70% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 34% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 90.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RDVY or XLSR?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RDVY returned +22.2% and XLSR +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, RDVY or XLSR?
RDVY is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RDVY and XLSR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of RDVY and 34% of XLSR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
RDVY on its own →XLSR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →RDVY dividend history →RDVY holdings →XLSR dividend history →XLSR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for RDVY ↗
XLSR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLSR 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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