ETF comparison

FVDvsSDY

Both Dividend.

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund · State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
33.8%

92 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FVD and SDY would leave roughly33.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FVD only 66.1%Shared 33.8%SDY only 66.0%
In FVD only
159 positions
Shared
92 positions
In SDY only
64 positions

Side by side

FVD

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund

First Trust · Dividend

69composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.62%
Net assets
$8.18B
TTM yield
2.28%
Top-10 conc.
4.3%
SDY

State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

State Street · Dividend

80composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.35%
Net assets
$21.78B
TTM yield
2.45%
Top-10 conc.
17.1%

Sub-score comparison

38
Cost
65
76
Tax efficiency
76
96
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
90
Tracking quality
FVDsub-scoreSDY

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

Cost difference

SDY is 27 bps cheaper than FVD. On a $100,000 position that's about $270/yr more in fees for FVD.

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 FVD vs SDY.

Top shared holdings

92 shared in total
#HoldingIn FVDIn SDYOverlap
1JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC0.44%0.49%0.44%
2INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP0.43%1.27%0.43%
3JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.43%0.99%0.43%
4ABBVIE INC0.43%1.62%0.43%
5KIMBERLY CLARK CORP0.43%1.75%0.43%
6SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (THE)0.42%0.43%0.42%
7BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY0.42%1.07%0.42%
8CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP0.42%1.10%0.42%
9SYSCO CORP0.42%1.41%0.42%
10KENVUE INC0.42%1.75%0.42%
11AMCOR PLC0.42%0.93%0.42%
12TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC (THE)0.41%0.69%0.41%

Only in FVD

159 total
  • REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC0.44%
  • MERCK & COMPANY INC0.43%
  • LABCORP HOLDINGS INC0.43%
  • COMCAST CORP0.43%
  • ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & COMPANY0.43%
  • QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC0.43%
  • HOME DEPOT INC (THE)0.42%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC0.42%
  • WELLTOWER INC0.42%
  • KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY (THE)0.42%

Only in SDY

64 total
  • QUALCOMM Inc1.57%
  • Texas Instruments Inc1.55%
  • Target Corp1.55%
  • Edison International1.45%
  • Microchip Technology Inc1.32%
  • Archer-Daniels-Midland Co1.30%
  • NIKE Inc1.14%
  • Genuine Parts Co0.73%
  • Best Buy Co Inc0.69%
  • Stanley Black & Decker Inc0.65%

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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.