BGIG vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
BGIG and HDV hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned +22.1% over the year. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF, and $14.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.
HDV costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points; HDV is 6.3 times larger.
| BGIG | HDV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.2bn | $13.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% | +22.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index |
| Holdings in common | 23% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 39.7% | 55.7% |
| Below its high | 3.8%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 3.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BGIG and HDV hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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23% in common
On the same fields
BGIG and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About BGIG
BGIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% 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 50 positions, with the top ten at 39.7%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About HDV
HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BGIG or HDV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BGIG returned +13.5% and HDV +22.1%.
- Which is cheaper, BGIG or HDV?
- HDV is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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