Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or DVY?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and DVY +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or DVY?

BOXX is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs DVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and DVY an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $23.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Select Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points; DVY is 1.6 times larger.

BOXX vs DVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	DVY
Return
Measure	BOXX	DVY
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+17.1%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	DVY
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	DVY
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.38%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$14.4bn	$23.5bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	DVY
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		19.7%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US dividend

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +17.1%

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.38%

Holdings not counted 101

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and DVY as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $23.4bn

BOXX and DVY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or DVY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and DVY +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or DVY?: BOXX is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

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