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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and MGV +21.5%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or MGV?

Neither: DIVB and MGV both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 98% of MGV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DIVB vs MGV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and MGV hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and DIVB returned +30.6% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend ETF, and $13.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF.

Both cost 0.05% a year; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; MGV is 6.8 times larger.

DIVB vs MGV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DIVB	MGV
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.0bn	$13.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+21.5%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Value Index
Holdings in common	45%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	31.9%	28.5%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+21.5%

MGV total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.05%

MGV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and MGV hold 45% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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half

45% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DIVB MGV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67% 3.08%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51% 4.41%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10% 2.96%

ABBVIE 1.96% 2.09%

CHEVRON 1.84% 1.80%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70% 1.56%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.46% 1.63%

MERCK & CO INC 1.40% 1.69%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.31% 1.83%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 1.29% 1.35%

WELLS FARGO 1.13% 1.22%

COCA-COLA 1.09% 1.41%

Only in DIVB

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 2.91%

HP INC 2.12%

PAYCHEX 2.06%

SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 1.49%

LEIDOS HOLDINGS 1.32%

CDW 1.31%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 1.28%

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 1.23%

Only in MGV

Micron Technology Inc 4.99%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 3.29%

Walmart Inc 2.12%

Costco Wholesale Corp 1.93%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.81%

Caterpillar Inc 1.70%

General Electric Co 1.62%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.31%

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On the same fields

DIVB

iShares Core Dividend ETF

MGV

Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +30.6% +21.5%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 97.7%

Holdings 381 123

Net assets, DIVB as of Oct 9, 2026 and MGV as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.0bn $13.5bn

DIVB and MGV 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 MGV

MGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 28.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or MGV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and MGV +21.5%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or MGV?: Neither: DIVB and MGV both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and MGV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 98% of MGV 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 ↗MGV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MGV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for MGV ↗

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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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