ETF comparison

FVDvsVIGI

Both Dividend.

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund · Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
2.2%

6 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FVD and VIGI would leave roughly2.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FVD only 97.7%Shared 2.2%VIGI only 96.7%
In FVD only
245 positions
Shared
6 positions
In VIGI only
340 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%
VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · Dividend

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$9.53B
TTM yield
2.07%
Top-10 conc.
33.5%

Sub-score comparison

38
Cost
93
76
Tax efficiency
76
96
Liquidity
99
100
Concentration
66
Tracking quality
FVDsub-scoreVIGI

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

Cost difference

VIGI is 55 bps cheaper than FVD. On a $100,000 position that's about $550/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 VIGI.

Top shared holdings

6 shared in total
#HoldingIn FVDIn VIGIOverlap
1CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY0.41%1.09%0.41%
2FORTIS INC0.40%0.52%0.40%
3ROYAL BANK OF CANADA0.40%4.27%0.40%
4TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE)0.40%3.25%0.40%
5CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE0.39%1.87%0.39%
6STANTEC INC0.39%0.19%0.19%

Only in FVD

245 total
  • REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC0.44%
  • RLI CORP0.44%
  • SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY0.44%
  • JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC0.44%
  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP0.43%
  • MERCK & COMPANY INC0.43%
  • BROWN & BROWN INC0.43%
  • LABCORP HOLDINGS INC0.43%
  • COMCAST CORP0.43%
  • JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.43%

Only in VIGI

340 total
  • Nestle SA3.86%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc3.84%
  • Novartis AG3.55%
  • Roche Holding AG3.34%
  • Schneider Electric SE3.10%
  • SAP SE3.08%
  • Iberdrola SA2.62%
  • Hitachi Ltd2.62%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc2.45%
  • Novo Nordisk A/S2.44%

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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.