Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IEF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and IEF returned −2.7%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HDV or IEF?

HDV charges 0.08% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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HDV vs IEF: how they differ

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

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and IEF 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 HDV	Only in IEF
EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%	United States of America 9.71%
CHEVRON CORP 6.45%	United States of America 8.94%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%	United States of America 8.91%
ABBVIE INC 5.45%	United States of America 8.89%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%	United States of America 8.87%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%	United States of America 8.79%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%	United States of America 8.69%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%	United States of America 8.46%

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 May 31, 2026.

HDV and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core High Dividend	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.5%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.0 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Holdings	75	15

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%.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% 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. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IEF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and IEF returned −2.7%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or IEF?: HDV charges 0.08% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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