FDL vs VIG
5YFirst Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund · $8.4BVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF · $109B
+23.5%3 years · per year$18,840 · $16,669+18.6%
+14.6%5 years · per year$19,777 · $16,243+10.2%
0.43%Expense ratio$43 · $4 on $10k · lower wins0.04%
3.64%12-mo yield$364 · $150 on $10k1.50%
−7.2%Worst dropSmaller wins−7.9%
12.7%VolatilityLower wins10.8%
4–2FDL wins
$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale
Shared top holdingsFDL · VIG
5.2%PEP0.8%
3.5%ACN0.5%
2.6%MDT0.5%
1.7%MDLZ0.3%
Held in common2.8%
End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two