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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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HDV vs IWB: how they differ

HDV and IWB hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned more over the year.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and IWB hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HDV and IWB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHDVIWB
JOHNSON & JOHNSON5.70%0.88%
EXXON MOBIL CORP8.45%0.82%
ABBVIE INC5.45%0.64%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE)4.08%0.51%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)4.47%0.49%
MERCK & COMPANY INC3.78%0.46%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)3.88%0.46%
CHEVRON CORP6.45%0.44%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC4.18%0.41%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3.55%0.39%
QUALCOMM INC2.38%0.28%
PEPSICO INC3.67%0.27%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HDVOnly in IWB
ACCENTURE PLC 1.65%NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.73%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.55%APPLE INC. 6.03%
COTERRA ENERGY INC 0.37%MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.00%
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0.11%AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.33%
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP 0.09%ALPHABET INC. 3.00%
ONE GAS INC 0.08%BROADCOM INC. 2.54%
MOELIS & COMPANY 0.07%ALPHABET INC. 2.42%
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP 0.06%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.88%

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.

HDV and IWB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore High DividendRussell 1000
Total return, 1 year+22.5%+16.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.0 pts−0.8 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50098.0%91.9%
Holdings751024

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%.

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IWB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and IWB returned +16.7%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or IWB?
HDV charges 0.08% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 98% of HDV and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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HDV against IWB, 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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