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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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GARP vs HDV: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF and iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GARPOnly in HDV
KLA CORP 6.46%EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%CHEVRON CORP 6.45%
APPLE INC 4.44%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%
NVIDIA CORP 4.16%ABBVIE INC 5.45%
MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%
BROADCOM INC 3.96%PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%

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.

GARP and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GARP
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI USA Quality GARPCore High Dividend
Total return, 1 year+29.5%+22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+12.0 pts+5.0 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50094.4%98.0%
Holdings13175

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

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, GARP or HDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GARP returned +29.5% and HDV returned +22.5%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GARP or HDV?
GARP charges 0.15% a year and HDV charges 0.08%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GARP and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of GARP and 98% of HDV 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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GARP 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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