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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and FDVV +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or FDVV?

FDVV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs FDVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and FDVV an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FDVV returned +13.5% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $10.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+13.5%

FDVV total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.15%

FDVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FDVV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points.

BOXX vs FDVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	FDVV
Return
Measure	BOXX	FDVV
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+13.5%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	FDVV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Fidelity High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	FDVV
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.15%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.5bn	$10.2bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	FDVV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		87%
Holdings dated		Jul 31, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		33.8%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect Fidelity

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +13.5%

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.15%

Holdings not counted 95

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.5bn $10.2bn

BOXX and FDVV 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.

FDVV

FDVV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 95 positions, with the top ten at 33.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or FDVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and FDVV +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or FDVV?: FDVV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOXX on its own →FDVV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →FDVV dividend history →FDVV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

FDVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

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