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RDVYvsSLTYETF Comparison

ETF 1

RDVY

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

This fund is part of

US High Dividend

-0.33%

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ETF 2

SLTY

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

This fund is part of

Alternatives

+0.49%

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First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) belongs to the US High Dividend segment. YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF (SLTY) is part of the Alternatives segment. RDVY's top 3 sector exposures are Financials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary. In contrast, SLTY's top sector exposures are Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services and Industrials. RDVY is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.48%, versus 1.24% for SLTY. RDVY is up 7.76% year-to-date (YTD) with +$1.35B in YTD flows. SLTY performs worse with -4.65% YTD performance, and +$3M in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of RDVY and SLTY below, and assess how they stack up in performance, liquidity, risk, exposure, holdings, and more, helping you select the best ETF for your investments.

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RDVY vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 04/23/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	RDVY SLTY	+8.30%-3.89%	+4.35%+5.01%	+7.76%-4.65%	+35.29%n/a	+72.57%n/a	+70.84%n/a
Flows	RDVY SLTY	+$260M+$4M	+$897M+$6M	+$1.35B+$3M	+$4.09B-	+$7.49B-	+$12.36B-

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	RDVY SLTY	+17.86%+13.81%	+14.55%n/a	+17.17%n/a	+19.10%n/a
Max drawdown	RDVY SLTY	-9.10%-8.17%	-9.10%n/a	-19.17%n/a	-25.40%n/a
Max drawdown duration	RDVY SLTY	74d25d	74dn/a	219dn/a	708dn/a

Trading data

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	RDVY	SLTY
Last sale 4/24/2026 at 1:30 PM	$74.94	$26.41
Previous close 04/23/2026	$74.66	$26.29
Consolidated volume 04/23/2026
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Average discount or premium 30 days
Average Bid/Ask spread 30 days

Replication quality

Data as of March 31, 2026

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Main metrics

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	RDVY	SLTY
Last price	$74.94	$26.41
1D performance	+0.38%	+0.47%
AuM	$21.90 B	$20.54 M
E/R	0.48%	1.24%

Characteristics

	RDVY	SLTY
Management strategy	Passive	Active
Provider	First Trust	YieldMax ETFs
Benchmark	NASDAQ US Rising Dividend Achievers Index	-
N° of holdings	70	24
Asset class	Equities	-
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	January 6, 2014	August 21, 2025
ESG	No	No

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Exposure

Countries

RDVY

USA

96.28%

Other

3.72%

SLTY

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Sectors

RDVY

Financials

31.05%

Information Techn.

23.32%

Consumer Discreti.

10.83%

Industrials

10.66%

Other

24.14%

SLTY

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Diversification

RDVY

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

36.37%

SLTY

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Top 15 holdings

Data as of March 31, 2026

RDVY

US5128073062

3.45%

APPLIED MATERIAL

3.22%

KLA CORPORATION

2.87%

US36828A1016

2.80%

ROSS STORES

2.58%

BAKER HUGHES

2.42%

ALPHABET INC-CL

2.38%

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

2.21%

MUELLER INDUSTRIES

2.20%

CHUBB LTD

2.10%

SNAP ON

2.07%

PNC FINL SVC

2.07%

NVIDIA

2.06%

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS

1.98%

GENERAL ELECTRIC

1.96%

SLTY

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Frequently asked questions about RDVY and SLTY

How have the RDVY and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of April 23, 2026, RDVY is up 7.76% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -4.65%. That puts RDVY better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: RDVY or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the RDVY ETF saw +$1.35B in flows, compared to +$3M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: RDVY or SLTY?

As of April 23, 2026, RDVY holds $21.90 B in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $20.54 M.

What are the top holdings of the RDVY ETF and SLTY ETF?

RDVY top holdings include US5128073062, APPLIED MATERIAL and KLA CORPORATION. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

RDVYvsSLTYETF Comparison

First Trust NASDAQ Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

YieldMax Ultra Short Option Income Strategy ETF

RDVY vs SLTY performance and flow charts

Performance

Cumulative Flows

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Countries

Sectors

Diversification

Top 15 holdings

How have the RDVY and SLTY ETFs performed in 2026?

As of April 23, 2026, RDVY is up 7.76% year-to-date (YTD), while SLTY has lost -4.65%. That puts RDVY better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: RDVY or SLTY?

Year-to-date, the RDVY ETF saw +$1.35B in flows, compared to +$3M for SLTY.

Which ETF is bigger: RDVY or SLTY?

As of April 23, 2026, RDVY holds $21.90 B in assets under management (AUM), while SLTY manages $20.54 M.

What are the top holdings of the RDVY ETF and SLTY ETF?

RDVY top holdings include US5128073062, APPLIED MATERIAL and KLA CORPORATION. SLTY holds in its top three: US912797RG48, US912797RF64 and US912797RS85.

Which ETF is more diversified: RDVY or SLTY?

RDVY holds 73 securities with 36.37% of its assets in the top 15. SLTY has 30 securities and a top 15 weight of 51.67%.

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