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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DBMF vs HDV: how they differ

DBMF and HDV are both equity index funds, and over the year DBMF returned more, +25.4% against +22.5%.

iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF and iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

DBMF and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriMGPiShares
What it isiMGP DBi Managed Futures StrategyCore High Dividend
Total return, 1 year+25.4%+22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.9 pts+5.0 pts
Expense ratio0.85%0.08%
Holdingsnot filed75

DBMF in plain words

DBMF is an index equity fund tracking the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or HDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and HDV returned +22.5%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DBMF or HDV?
DBMF charges 0.85% a year and HDV charges 0.08%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DBMF against HDV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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