ETF comparison

FVDvsVTV

Dividend vs US Value.

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund · Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
29.5%

127 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FVD and VTV would leave roughly29.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FVD only 70.4%Shared 29.5%VTV only 70.0%
In FVD only
124 positions
Shared
127 positions
In VTV only
181 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%
VTV

Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF

Vanguard · US Value

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$262.30B
TTM yield
1.84%
Top-10 conc.
23.6%

Sub-score comparison

38
Cost
97
76
Tax efficiency
87
96
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
81
Tracking quality
FVDsub-scoreVTV

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

Cost difference

VTV is 59 bps cheaper than FVD. On a $100,000 position that's about $590/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 VTV.

Top shared holdings

127 shared in total
#HoldingIn FVDIn VTVOverlap
1INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP0.43%0.99%0.43%
2MERCK & COMPANY INC0.43%1.19%0.43%
3JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.43%2.29%0.43%
4ABBVIE INC0.43%1.66%0.43%
5HOME DEPOT INC (THE)0.42%1.32%0.42%
6BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY0.41%0.44%0.41%
7AMGEN INC0.41%0.73%0.41%
8CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND)0.41%0.44%0.41%
9UNION PACIFIC CORP0.41%0.60%0.41%
10PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC0.41%1.05%0.41%
11RTX CORP0.41%0.96%0.41%
12ALTRIA GROUP INC0.40%0.45%0.40%

Only in FVD

124 total
  • REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC0.44%
  • RLI CORP0.44%
  • SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY0.44%
  • JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC0.44%
  • MARZETTI COMPANY (THE)0.43%
  • CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP0.42%
  • BRADY CORP0.42%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC0.42%
  • WELLTOWER INC0.42%
  • MGE ENERGY INC0.42%

Only in VTV

181 total
  • Micron Technology Inc4.87%
  • Berkshire Hathaway Inc2.95%
  • Walmart Inc1.86%
  • Caterpillar Inc1.83%
  • UnitedHealth Group Inc1.41%
  • Intel Corp1.05%
  • Wells Fargo & Co0.95%
  • Citigroup Inc0.85%
  • General Electric Co0.73%
  • QUALCOMM Inc0.73%

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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.