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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 VTI: how they differ

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

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions HDV and VTI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingHDVVTI
JOHNSON & JOHNSON5.70%0.85%
EXXON MOBIL CORP8.45%0.79%
ABBVIE INC5.45%0.62%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE)4.08%0.49%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)4.47%0.47%
MERCK & COMPANY INC3.78%0.44%
CHEVRON CORP6.45%0.43%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC4.18%0.39%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)3.88%0.39%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3.55%0.38%
QUALCOMM INC2.38%0.27%
PEPSICO INC3.67%0.26%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HDVOnly in VTI
ACCENTURE PLC 1.65%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.55%Apple Inc 5.88%
COTERRA ENERGY INC 0.37%Microsoft Corp 3.84%
Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
Alphabet Inc 2.90%
Broadcom Inc 2.48%
Alphabet Inc 2.29%
Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

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 VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isCore High DividendUS total market
Total return, 1 year+22.5%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.0 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50098.0%88.3%
Holdings753531

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%.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or VTI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and VTI returned +17.2%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or VTI?
HDV charges 0.08% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 98% of HDV and 88% of VTI 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 VTI, 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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