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DIVB vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and FTCS hold 17% 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 $7.5bn for First Trust Capital Strength ETF.

DIVB costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.5 points; FTCS is 3.7 times larger.

DIVB vs FTCS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DIVBFTCS
Expense ratio0.05%0.53%
Net assets$2.0bn$7.5bn
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+4.1%
What it tracksMorningstar US Dividend and Buyback IndexCapital Strength Index
Holdings in common17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.9%22.6%
Below its high4.5%, high on Sep 3, 20266.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%
DIVB total return, 1 year
+4.1%
FTCS total return, 1 year
0.05%
DIVB expense ratio
0.53%
FTCS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and FTCS hold 17% 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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17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DIVB FTCS
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 4.95% 2.15%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10% 2.09%
PAYCHEX 2.06% 1.84%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70% 2.04%
MERCK & CO INC 1.40% 2.31%
COCA-COLA 1.09% 2.18%
PEPSICO 0.98% 1.86%
GILEAD SCIENCES 0.75% 2.28%
AMGEN INC 0.73% 2.29%
HOME DEPOT 0.73% 1.74%
EOG RESOURCES 0.49% 2.14%
CME GROUP CLASS A 0.43% 2.32%
Only in DIVB
ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 5.69%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 4.92%
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 2.91%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51%
HP INC 2.12%
ABBVIE 1.96%
CHEVRON 1.84%
Only in FTCS
ResMed Inc. 2.34%
Airbnb, Inc. (Class A) 2.30%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.19%
Garmin Ltd. 2.18%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.18%
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 2.14%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 2.13%
Veralto Corporation 2.09%

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On the same fields

DIVB
iShares Core Dividend ETF
FTCS
First Trust Capital Strength 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% +4.1%
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.53%
Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 99.9%
Holdings 381 50
Net assets $2.0bn $7.5bn

DIVB and FTCS 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 FTCS

FTCS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.53% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 22.6%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or FTCS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and FTCS +4.1%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or FTCS?
DIVB is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and FTCS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 100% of FTCS 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 ↗FTCS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTCS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTCS ↗

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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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