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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and FEX +18.2%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or FEX?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 86% of FEX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DIVB vs FEX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIVB returned +36.6% to FEX's +18.2%; 25% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $2.2bn for iShares Core Dividend ETF and $1.6bn for First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund.

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At a glance

+36.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+18.2%

FEX total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.57%

FEX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIVB costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.4 points; DIVB is 1.4 times larger.

DIVB vs FEX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	FEX
Return
Measure	DIVB	FEX
Total return, 1 year	+36.6%	+18.2%
Benchmark
Measure	DIVB	FEX
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Core Index
Cost and size
Measure	DIVB	FEX
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.57%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$2.2bn	$1.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DIVB	FEX
Holdings in common	25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.6%	5.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Nov 17, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 466 weekly returns

DIVB FEX

Return

Total return edge DIVB +252.9% +171.2%

Annualized edge DIVB +15.1% +11.8%

Price return edge DIVB +183.8% +141.7%

Risk

Volatility edge DIVB (slight) 18.1% 19.4%

Max drawdown edge DIVB (slight) −35.0% −37.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DIVB 0.72 0.53

Sortino edge DIVB 1.02 0.76

Calmar edge DIVB 0.43 0.32

Reading

DIVB returned more: +252.9% to +171.2%. DIVB swung slightly less: 18.1% to 19.4%. DIVB fell slightly less at its worst: −35.0% to −37.3%.

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Risk and return: DIVB vs FEX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	FEX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+252.9%	+171.2%	DIVB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.1%	+11.8%	DIVB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+183.8%	+141.7%	DIVB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.1%	19.4%	DIVB (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.7%	13.6%	DIVB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−35.0%	−37.3%	DIVB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.53	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.02	0.76	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.43	0.32	DIVB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 466 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and FEX hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVB FEX

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.66% 0.50%

EOG RESOURCES 0.50% 0.50%

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 3.07% 0.49%

LEIDOS HOLDINGS 1.44% 0.49%

CHEVRON 1.88% 0.48%

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC 1.07% 0.47%

CIGNA 0.60% 0.47%

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 6.06% 0.44%

COMCAST CLASS A 0.66% 0.43%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01% 0.41%

TRAVELERS COMPANIES 0.40% 0.47%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 0.39% 0.44%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DIVB

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CO 5.12%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 5.06%

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 1.31%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 1.28%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.07%

MCDONALDS CORP 0.51%

JACK HENRY AND ASSOCIATES INC 0.49%

GENPACT 0.43%

Only in FEX

PTC Inc. 0.59%

Roper Technologies, Inc. 0.53%

EQT Corporation 0.49%

Carnival Corporation Ltd. 0.48%

Occidental Petroleum Corporation 0.48%

SharkNinja Inc. 0.47%

American International Group, Inc. 0.46%

Arch Capital Group Ltd. 0.46%

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Side by side

DIVB iShares Core Dividend ETF FEX First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +36.6% +18.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.5 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.57%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 85.6%

Holdings 382 375

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.2bn $1.6bn

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

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DIVB and FEX are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. DIVB follows Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index and FEX follows Nasdaq AlphaDEX Large Cap Core Index.
Holdings in common. 25% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 DIVB returned +36.6% and FEX +18.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 18.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

DIVB

DIVB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +36.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 382 positions, with the top ten at 32.6%.

FEX

FEX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 375 positions, with the top ten at 5.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or FEX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and FEX +18.2%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or FEX?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and FEX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 86% of FEX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DIVB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DIVB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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FEX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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