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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and FVD +11.5%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or FVD?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 63% of FVD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DIVB vs FVD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIVB returned +36.6% to FVD's +11.5%; 27% 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 $8.0bn for First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund.

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At a glance

+36.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+11.5%

FVD total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.62%

FVD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIVB costs 0.57 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.1 points; FVD is 3.6 times larger.

DIVB vs FVD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	FVD
Return
Measure	DIVB	FVD
Total return, 1 year	+36.6%	+11.5%
Benchmark
Measure	DIVB	FVD
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	Value Line Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	DIVB	FVD
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.62%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$2.2bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	DIVB	FVD
Holdings in common	27%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.6%	4.7%

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

Risk and return

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

DIVB FVD

Return

Total return edge DIVB +252.9% +103.8%

Annualized edge DIVB +15.1% +8.3%

Price return edge DIVB +183.8% +65.7%

Risk

Volatility edge FVD 18.1% 16.1%

Max drawdown edge FVD (slight) −35.0% −32.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DIVB 0.72 0.41

Sortino edge DIVB 1.02 0.57

Calmar edge DIVB 0.43 0.26

Reading

DIVB returned more: +252.9% to +103.8%. FVD swung less: 16.1% to 18.1%. FVD fell slightly less at its worst: −32.1% to −35.0%.

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Risk and return: DIVB vs FVD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	FVD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+252.9%	+103.8%	DIVB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.1%	+8.3%	DIVB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+183.8%	+65.7%	DIVB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.1%	16.1%	FVD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.7%	11.5%	FVD (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−35.0%	−32.1%	FVD (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.41	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.02	0.57	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.43	0.26	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

27%

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

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27% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVB FVD

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 6.06% 0.51%

AMGEN INC 0.74% 0.46%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.69% 0.46%

CHEVRON 1.88% 0.45%

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 3.07% 0.45%

ABBVIE 1.92% 0.44%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 5.06% 0.44%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70% 0.44%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.07% 0.43%

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC 1.07% 0.43%

HOME DEPOT 0.75% 0.43%

PFIZER 1.38% 0.43%

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Only in DIVB

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CO 5.12%

HP INC 2.23%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.50%

LEIDOS HOLDINGS 1.44%

CDW 1.41%

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 1.31%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 1.28%

WELLS FARGO 1.06%

Only in FVD

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. 0.48%

Black Hills Corporation 0.46%

CSX Corporation 0.46%

Waste Management, Inc. 0.46%

Dover Corporation 0.45%

Infosys Limited (ADR) 0.45%

Linde Plc 0.45%

Novartis AG (ADR) 0.45%

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Side by side

DIVB iShares Core Dividend ETF FVD First Trust Value Line Dividend Index 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% +11.5%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.62%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 62.7%

Holdings 382 239

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.2bn $8.0bn

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

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DIVB and FVD 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 FVD follows Value Line Dividend Index.
Holdings in common. 27% 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 FVD +11.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 25.1 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%.

FVD

FVD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +11.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.62% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 239 positions, with the top ten at 4.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or FVD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and FVD +11.5%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or FVD?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and FVD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 63% of FVD 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) ↗

iShares page for DIVB ↗

FVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FVD ↗

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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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