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DIVB vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and HDV hold 25% 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 $14.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

DIVB costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points; HDV is 7.4 times larger.

DIVB vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DIVBHDV
Expense ratio0.05%0.08%
Net assets$2.0bn$14.9bn
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+22.1%
What it tracksMorningstar US Dividend and Buyback IndexMorningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Holdings in common25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.9%55.7%
Below its high4.5%, high on Sep 3, 20263.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%
DIVB total return, 1 year
+22.1%
HDV total return, 1 year
0.05%
DIVB expense ratio
0.08%
HDV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and HDV hold 25% 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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25% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DIVB HDV
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67% 9.39%
ABBVIE 1.96% 6.89%
CHEVRON 1.84% 7.07%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70% 5.47%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 1.29% 5.28%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.10% 3.86%
COCA-COLA 1.09% 4.34%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01% 5.11%
PEPSICO 0.98% 3.87%
AMGEN INC 0.73% 2.71%
HOME DEPOT 0.73% 4.40%
PAYCHEX 2.06% 0.68%
Only in DIVB
ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 5.69%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 4.95%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 4.92%
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 2.91%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51%
HP INC 2.12%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10%
SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 1.49%
Only in HDV
XCEL ENERGY INC 0.75%
VIPER ENERGY INC CLASS A 0.26%
IDACORP 0.10%
SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS 0.09%
TXNM ENERGY INC 0.09%
DJIA MINI e-CBOT DEC 26 0.00%
E-MINI CONSUMER STAPLES DEC 26 0.00%
EMINI ENERGY SELECT SECTOR DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

DIVB
iShares Core Dividend ETF
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of High Dividend
Total return, 1 year +30.6% +22.1%
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 89.5%
Holdings 381 77
Net assets $2.0bn $14.9bn

DIVB and HDV 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 HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or HDV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and HDV +22.1%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or HDV?
DIVB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DIVB and HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DIVB and HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DIVB ↗iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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