DHS vs DSTL: Differences, Returns & Fees
DHS and DSTL hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and DHS returned +16.6% over the year. Net assets on Jun 30, 2026: $1.5bn for WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund and $2.1bn for Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF.
DHS costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; DSTL is 1.4 times larger.
| DHS | DSTL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.39% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.5bn | $2.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.6% | +14.6% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 12% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 32.3% | 20.0% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Aug 19, 2026 | 6.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DHS and DSTL hold 12% 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.
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12% in common
On the same fields
DHS and DSTL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DHS in plain words
DHS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 78% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 323 positions, with the top ten at 32.3%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
DSTL in plain words
DSTL is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 77% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 107 positions, with the top ten at 20.0%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DHS or DSTL?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DHS returned +16.6% and DSTL +14.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DHS or DSTL?
- DHS is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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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