Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DHS vs FDL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DHS returned +21.3% to FDL's +26.0%; 43% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund, and $8.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Morningstar ETF.
Pair scorecard
DHS costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points.
| Measure | DHS | FDL |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +21.3% | +26.0% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Index | Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.43% |
| Net assets, DHS as of Jun 30, 2026 and FDL as of Oct 27, 2026 | $1.5bn | $8.2bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 43% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 32.3% | 50.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DHS and FDL hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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43% in common
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Side by side
DHS and FDL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DHS
DHS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.3% with distributions reinvested. 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%.
FDL
FDL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +26.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.43% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 50.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DHS or FDL?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DHS returned +21.3% and FDL +26.0%.
- Which is cheaper, DHS or FDL?
- DHS is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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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