BGDV ranks 4th and EASY 31st of 40 funds in the US Active Dividend Income Category.
BGDV vs EASY
18.3%by weight
BGDV −0.40pt a year
0.45%0.85%
BGDV 4.9×the volume
32.2K6.63K
BGDV vs EASY Performance
+19.0%+28.0%
- BGDV 0.45%, better
- EASY 0.85%
- BGDV $870M
- EASY $67M
- BGDV +19.0%
- EASY +28.0%, better
- BGDV 0.94%
- EASY
- BGDV 47
- EASY 26
- BGDV 32.2K sh, better
- EASY 6.63K sh
- BGDV $31.23
- EASY $28.43
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | BGDV | EASY |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A73Higher | F10 |
| Mission | ||
| Risk | C44 | B67Higher |
| Tradability | A81Higher | B57 |
| Holdings | B64Higher | D35 |
| Durability | A70Higher | C49 |
Rank among US Active Dividend Income funds
Same Category. BGDV and EASY are both graded against the same 40 US Active Dividend Income funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
BGDVB
EASYD
In short
EASY Dividend growth with a bouncer at the door: the manager wants a long record of rising payouts plus businesses it judges recession resistant, then holds them in a concentrated, non-diversified book.
Stated mandate
EASY The Fund seeks current income and capital appreciation to generate total return.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
BGDV vs EASY Holdings
How BGDV and EASY differ
18.3%
Shared holdings make up 30.3% of EASY and 18.3% of BGDV.
Level by level
- Holdings18.3%
- Country95.2%
Sector
No Sector split for EASY.
Country, concentration and asset class
Country
| Country | More in BGDVMore in EASY | BGDV | EASY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | BGDV +4.8 points | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| Switzerland | EASY +4.1 points | 0.0% | 4.1% |
| United States | EASY +0.7 points | 95.2% | 95.9% |
Concentration
- BGDV34.7%
- EASY44.3%
- BGDV47
- EASY25
Asset class
- BGDV
- Equity
- EASY
- Equity
Holdings
- Only in BGDV40
- In both7
- Only in EASY18
Only in BGDV
40 securities, 81.7% of BGDV by weight
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd4.44%
- Victory Capital Holdings Inc3.90%
- AbbVie Inc3.48%
- Encompass Health Corp3.35%
- NVIDIA Corp3.02%
- Broadcom Inc2.99%
- Cintas Corp2.89%
- Amphenol Corp2.76%
- Targa Resources Corp2.72%
- Reinsurance Group of America Inc2.57%
- Williams Cos Inc/The2.54%
- Reliance Inc2.34%
- JPMorgan Chase & Co.2.33%
- Meta Platforms Inc2.23%
- Hartford Insurance Group Inc/The2.20%
- Snap-on Inc2.13%
- Cboe Global Markets Inc2.04%
- Parker-Hannifin Corp2.04%
- NextEra Energy Inc1.95%
- TJX Cos Inc/The1.93%
- Alphabet Inc1.91%
- Western Digital Corp1.86%
- Hubbell Inc1.85%
- Analog Devices Inc1.85%
- Carrier Global Corp1.84%
- Ferrari NV1.83%
- Travelers Cos Inc/The1.82%
- Chevron Corp1.74%
- CME Group Inc1.50%
- Home Depot Inc/The1.34%
- Apollo Global Management Inc1.28%
- CMS Energy Corp1.23%
- Sempra1.23%
- Ge Aerospace1.21%
- KKR & Co Inc1.15%
- Welltower Inc1.08%
- Accenture PLC1.04%
- Walmart Inc0.80%
- Kla Corp0.76%
- Evercore Inc0.58%
Only in EASY
18 securities, 69.7% of EASY by weight
- Cardinal Health, Inc.5.07%
- Rollins, Inc.4.24%
- Republic Services, Inc.4.22%
- McKesson Corporation4.21%
- Northrop Grumman Corporation4.20%
- American Tower Corporation4.17%
- Southern Company (The)4.10%
- Kroger Company (The)4.08%
- Duke Energy Corporation4.06%
- McDonald's Corporation4.05%
- Chubb Ltd.4.04%
- American Water Works Company, Inc.4.02%
- Procter & Gamble Company (The)4.02%
- Coca-Cola Company (The)3.96%
- Linde plc3.93%
- Johnson & Johnson3.74%
- AT&T, Inc.3.18%
- First American Treasury Obligations Fund Class X0.44%
Weight gaps
All 7 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.
| Holding | More in BGDVMore in EASY | BGDV | EASY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey's General Stores Inc | EASY +3.28 points | 0.80% | 4.08% |
| Mondelez International Inc | EASY +2.32 points | 1.74% | 4.06% |
| Microsoft Corp | EASY +2.02 points | 2.59% | 4.61% |
| Waste Management Inc | EASY +1.71 points | 2.45% | 4.16% |
| Motorola Solutions Inc | EASY +1.63 points | 3.39% | 5.02% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | EASY +1.06 points | 2.95% | 4.01% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | EASY +0.05 points | 4.33% | 4.38% |
How we measure overlap
Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.
BGDV vs EASY Cost
Overpaying EASY vs BGDV
$7,158
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
BGDV 0.45%
$9,041
EASY 0.85%
$16,199
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | BGDV | EASY | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $812 | $1,508 | $696 |
| 20 | $3,128 | $5,706 | $2,578 |
| 30 | $9,041 | $16,199 | $7,158 |
- 0.45%BGDV, cheaper
- 0.85%EASY
- Middle half of US Active Dividend Income funds
- Median 0.50%
BGDV 9th cheapest of 40 funds
EASY 35th cheapest of 40 funds
BGDV vs EASY Dividends
- BGDV 0.94%
- EASY
- BGDV $0.29
- EASY
- BGDV $0.02
- EASY $0.02
- BGDV Oct 29, 2026
- EASY Oct 16, 2026
- BGDV Nov 2, 2026
- EASY Oct 21, 2026
- BGDV Monthly
- EASY Monthly
Distribution history
BGDV vs EASY Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- BGDV 11.4%EASY 16.2%
- Return per unit of risk
- BGDV 1.00EASY 1.33
- Worst fall
- BGDV −14.8%EASY −6.4%
- Market sensitivity
- BGDV 0.69EASY 0.07
BGDV and EASY in the news
First-Year Review
EASY's first year trailed the defensive index it names

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