Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or FDL?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and FDL +20.6%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or FDL?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DIVB and FDL overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 93% of FDL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DIVB vs FDL: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and FDL hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and DIVB returned +30.6% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $2.0bn for iShares Core Dividend ETF and $7.7bn for First Trust Morningstar ETF.

DIVB costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points; FDL is 3.8 times larger.

DIVB vs FDL: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DIVB	FDL
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.43%
Net assets	$2.0bn	$7.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+20.6%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index
Holdings in common	21%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	31.9%	50.4%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.9%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+20.6%

FDL total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.43%

FDL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and FDL hold 21% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DIVB FDL

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 5.69% 3.00%

CHEVRON 1.84% 9.08%

PFIZER 1.39% 6.55%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 1.29% 6.77%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.10% 4.95%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01% 6.56%

PEPSICO 0.98% 4.97%

PAYCHEX 2.06% 0.87%

HP INC 2.12% 0.68%

COMCAST CLASS A 0.66% 2.45%

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 0.65% 3.06%

MEDTRONIC PLC 0.51% 2.33%

Only in DIVB

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 4.95%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 4.92%

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 2.91%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10%

ABBVIE 1.96%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70%

Only in FDL

Omnicom Group Inc. 0.55%

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 0.50%

Conagra Brands, Inc. 0.19%

Lincoln National Corporation 0.18%

Portland General Electric Company 0.16%

Albertsons Companies, Inc. (Class A) 0.15%

Black Hills Corporation 0.15%

H&R Block, Inc. 0.13%

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On the same fields

DIVB

iShares Core Dividend ETF

FDL

First Trust Morningstar ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +30.6% +20.6%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.43%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 93.3%

Holdings 381 100

Net assets $2.0bn $7.7bn

DIVB and FDL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DIVB

DIVB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 381 positions, with the top ten at 31.9%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About FDL

FDL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.43% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 50.4%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or FDL?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and FDL +20.6%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or FDL?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and FDL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 93% of FDL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DIVB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DIVB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DIVB ↗FDL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FDL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FDL ↗

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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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