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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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DVY vs VBK: how they differ

DVY and VBK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DVY returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and VBK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DVY and VBK both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDVYVBK
WATSCO INC1.09%0.41%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in VBK
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
PFIZER INC 2.22%REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03%Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85%Natera Inc 1.04%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85%Twilio Inc 0.88%
ONEOK INC 1.84%Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
HP INC 1.61%Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54%Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

DVY and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
VBK
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isUS dividendSmall-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts−3.7 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.05%
Already in the S&P 50080.5%10.2%
Holdings100545

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or VBK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and VBK returned +13.8%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or VBK?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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