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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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DYNF vs VIG: how they differ

DYNF and VIG hold 35% of their weight in the same names, and DYNF returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and VIG hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DYNF and VIG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDYNFVIG
Apple Inc7.75%4.10%
Microsoft Corp5.35%3.99%
JPMorgan Chase & Co3.59%3.61%
Broadcom Inc3.25%5.21%
Exxon Mobil Corp1.93%2.92%
Johnson & Johnson1.92%2.51%
Cisco Systems Inc2.76%1.64%
Bank of America Corp1.59%1.58%
Lam Research Corp2.71%1.46%
Walmart Inc1.42%2.62%
Caterpillar Inc1.28%1.88%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The1.21%1.20%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DYNFOnly in VIG
NVIDIA Corp 8.62%Mastercard Inc 1.86%
Amazon.com Inc 4.42%Coca-Cola Co/The 1.38%
Alphabet Inc 2.87%Merck & Co Inc 1.23%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.50%Linde PLC 1.06%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.38%KLA Corp 1.04%
Alphabet Inc 2.10%PepsiCo Inc 0.98%
Tesla Inc 1.74%Analog Devices Inc 0.89%
Duke Energy Corp 1.63%QUALCOMM Inc 0.87%

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.

DYNF and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DYNF
iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF
VIG
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isU.S. Equity Factor Rotation ActiveDividend growth
Total return, 1 year+20.8%+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+3.3 pts−5.1 pts
Expense ratio0.26%0.04%
Already in the S&P 50098.8%95.7%
Holdings187332

DYNF in plain words

DYNF is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 187 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or VIG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +20.8% and VIG returned +12.4%, so DYNF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or VIG?
DYNF charges 0.26% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DYNF and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of DYNF and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 35% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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