ETF comparison

FDLvsSPYD

Both Dividend.

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund · State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
35.3%

41 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FDL and SPYD would leave roughly35.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FDL only 64.4%Shared 35.3%SPYD only 64.0%
In FDL only
60 positions
Shared
41 positions
In SPYD only
38 positions

Side by side

FDL

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

First Trust · Dividend

68composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.43%
Net assets
$8.09B
TTM yield
3.55%
Top-10 conc.
48.1%
SPYD

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

State Street · Dividend

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$7.65B
TTM yield
4.21%
Top-10 conc.
15.0%

Sub-score comparison

57
Cost
93
73
Tax efficiency
72
96
Liquidity
95
46
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
FDLsub-scoreSPYD

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

SPYD is 36 bps cheaper than FDL. On a $100,000 position that's about $360/yr more in fees for FDL.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FDL vs SPYD.

Top shared holdings

41 shared in total
#HoldingIn FDLIn SPYDOverlap
1ALTRIA GROUP INC4.64%1.41%1.41%
2TARGET CORP1.41%1.47%1.41%
3ONEOK INC1.69%1.37%1.37%
4DOMINION ENERGY INC1.50%1.34%1.34%
5KINDER MORGAN INC1.54%1.34%1.34%
6US BANCORP2.27%1.30%1.30%
7VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC7.17%1.29%1.29%
8DUKE ENERGY CORP2.21%1.27%1.27%
9BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY3.43%1.26%1.26%
10KIMBERLY CLARK CORP1.23%1.31%1.23%
11TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP1.70%1.19%1.19%
12CHEVRON CORP7.43%1.19%1.19%

Only in FDL

60 total
  • PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC6.06%
  • SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)2.32%
  • BLACKSTONE INC2.31%
  • MEDTRONIC PLC2.28%
  • ACCENTURE PLC1.84%
  • MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC1.57%
  • NIKE INC1.17%
  • PAYCHEX INC0.99%
  • PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC0.90%
  • CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC0.89%

Only in SPYD

38 total
  • Iron Mountain Inc1.61%
  • CVS Health Corp1.52%
  • Host Hotels & Resorts Inc1.52%
  • APA Corp1.47%
  • Viatris Inc1.45%
  • Kimco Realty Corp1.45%
  • Simon Property Group Inc1.44%
  • Federal Realty Investment Trust1.44%
  • EOG Resources Inc1.43%
  • Healthpeak Properties Inc1.43%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.