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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and VXF returned +14.1%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HDV or VXF?

HDV charges 0.08% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do HDV and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of HDV and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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HDV vs VXF: how they differ

HDV and VXF hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned more over the year.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and VXF hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions HDV and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	HDV	VXF
WATSCO INC	0.23%	0.17%
DT MIDSTREAM INC	0.16%	0.18%
OGE ENERGY CORP	0.17%	0.12%
IDACORP INC	0.09%	0.10%
ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP	0.13%	0.09%
NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY	0.09%	0.09%
INGREDION INC	0.10%	0.07%
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	0.11%	0.07%
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP	0.09%	0.07%
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC	0.08%	0.06%
MGIC INVESTMENT CORP	0.06%	0.07%
MOELIS & COMPANY	0.07%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HDV	Only in VXF
EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
CHEVRON CORP 6.45%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
ABBVIE INC 5.45%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%	Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%	Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%	Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%	Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%

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 VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core High Dividend	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	+22.5%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.0 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	98.0%	0.0%
Holdings	75	3365

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%.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and VXF returned +14.1%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or VXF?: HDV charges 0.08% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of HDV and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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