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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 IWF: how they differ

HDV and IWF hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned more over the year.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and IWF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HDV and IWF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHDVIWF
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3.55%0.80%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE)4.08%0.77%
BLACKSTONE INC2.43%0.20%
STARBUCKS CORP1.43%0.19%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)3.88%0.11%
ABBVIE INC5.45%0.10%
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY0.74%0.09%
DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC0.34%0.07%
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC0.83%0.07%
PEPSICO INC3.67%0.07%
SYSCO CORP0.44%0.06%
KIMBERLY CLARK CORP0.77%0.04%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HDVOnly in IWF
EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%NVIDIA CORPORATION 13.85%
CHEVRON CORP 6.45%APPLE INC. 6.72%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%ALPHABET INC. 6.18%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%BROADCOM INC. 5.21%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%ALPHABET INC. 4.98%
PROGRESSIVE CORP (THE) 3.80%MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.11%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 3.78%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.86%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 3.71%TESLA, INC. 3.65%

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 IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore High DividendRussell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year+22.5%+7.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.0 pts−10.5 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.18%
Already in the S&P 50098.0%93.6%
Holdings75368

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%.

IWF in plain words

IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 368 positions, with the top ten at 54.4%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IWF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and IWF returned +7.0%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or IWF?
HDV charges 0.08% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 98% of HDV and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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HDV against IWF, 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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