ETF comparison

FVDvsVYM

Both Dividend.

First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund · Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
30.6%

164 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FVD and VYM would leave roughly30.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FVD only 69.2%Shared 30.6%VYM only 68.9%
In FVD only
87 positions
Shared
164 positions
In VYM only
444 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%
VYM

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · Dividend

90composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$100.84B
TTM yield
2.24%
Top-10 conc.
25.6%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
96
76
Tax efficiency
76
96
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
78
Tracking quality
FVDsub-scoreVYM

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

Cost difference

VYM is 58 bps cheaper than FVD. On a $100,000 position that's about $580/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 VYM.

Top shared holdings

164 shared in total
#HoldingIn FVDIn VYMOverlap
1INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP0.43%0.89%0.43%
2MERCK & COMPANY INC0.43%1.13%0.43%
3JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.43%2.30%0.43%
4ABBVIE INC0.43%1.56%0.43%
5HOME DEPOT INC (THE)0.42%1.36%0.42%
6BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY0.41%0.51%0.41%
7AMGEN INC0.41%0.71%0.41%
8CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND)0.41%0.50%0.41%
9UNION PACIFIC CORP0.41%0.67%0.41%
10PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC0.41%1.07%0.41%
11COMCAST CORP0.43%0.41%0.41%
12RTX CORP0.41%0.98%0.41%

Only in FVD

87 total
  • BROWN & BROWN INC0.43%
  • LABCORP HOLDINGS INC0.43%
  • ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & COMPANY0.43%
  • SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (THE)0.42%
  • BRADY CORP0.42%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC0.42%
  • WELLTOWER INC0.42%
  • VENTAS INC0.42%
  • THOMSON REUTERS CORP0.42%
  • MSA SAFETY INC0.42%

Only in VYM

444 total
  • Broadcom Inc8.03%
  • Caterpillar Inc1.72%
  • UnitedHealth Group Inc1.40%
  • Oracle Corp1.13%
  • Texas Instruments Inc1.06%
  • Wells Fargo & Co1.06%
  • Citigroup Inc0.88%
  • Analog Devices Inc0.82%
  • QUALCOMM Inc0.80%
  • Walt Disney Co/The0.77%

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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.