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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 VO: how they differ

DVY and VO hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and DVY returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and VO hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DVY and VO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDVYVO
VALERO ENERGY CORP0.92%0.75%
SEMPRA0.95%0.59%
DOMINION ENERGY INC1.43%0.58%
TARGET CORP1.45%0.57%
ENTERGY CORP0.94%0.53%
ONEOK INC1.84%0.53%
FORD MOTOR CO1.39%0.53%
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP1.06%0.50%
XCEL ENERGY INC0.96%0.49%
EXELON CORP1.13%0.46%
METLIFE INC1.08%0.45%
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INC0.99%0.39%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in VO
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30%Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23%
PFIZER INC 2.22%Western Digital Corp 1.07%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05%
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV 1.53%Quanta Services Inc 1.05%
CHEVRON CORP 1.38%Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04%
US BANCORP 1.28%Cummins Inc 0.95%
EOG RESOURCES INC 1.25%Datadog Inc 0.84%
CVS HEALTH CORP 1.23%Bloom Energy 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 VO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
VO
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isUS dividendMid-Cap
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts−5.5 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50080.5%91.4%
Holdings100282

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%.

VO in plain words

VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or VO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and VO returned +12.0%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or VO?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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