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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and RSP +16.0%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or RSP?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 100% of RSP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DIVB vs RSP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIVB returned +36.6% to RSP's +16.0%; 29% 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 $99.8bn for Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

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At a glance

+36.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+16.0%

RSP total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.20%

RSP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIVB costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.6 points; RSP is far larger, $99.8bn against $2.2bn.

DIVB vs RSP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	RSP
Return
Measure	DIVB	RSP
Total return, 1 year	+36.6%	+16.0%
Benchmark
Measure	DIVB	RSP
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	S&P 500 Equal Weight Index
Cost and size
Measure	DIVB	RSP
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$2.2bn	$99.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DIVB	RSP
Holdings in common	29%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.6%	2.7%

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

Risk and return

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

DIVB RSP

Return

Total return edge DIVB +252.9% +160.1%

Annualized edge DIVB +15.1% +11.3%

Price return edge DIVB +183.8% +122.2%

Risk

Volatility edge DIVB (slight) 18.1% 19.1%

Max drawdown edge DIVB (slight) −35.0% −36.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DIVB 0.72 0.51

Sortino edge DIVB 1.02 0.73

Calmar edge DIVB 0.43 0.31

Reading

DIVB returned more: +252.9% to +160.1%. DIVB swung slightly less: 18.1% to 19.1%. DIVB fell slightly less at its worst: −35.0% to −36.7%.

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Risk and return: DIVB vs RSP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	RSP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+252.9%	+160.1%	DIVB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.1%	+11.3%	DIVB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+183.8%	+122.2%	DIVB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.1%	19.1%	DIVB (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.7%	13.5%	DIVB (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−35.0%	−36.7%	DIVB (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.51	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.02	0.73	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.43	0.31	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

29%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and RSP hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVB RSP

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 6.06% 0.27%

LOCKHEED MARTIN 0.34% 0.23%

ABBVIE 1.92% 0.23%

AMGEN INC 0.74% 0.23%

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 3.07% 0.22%

CDW 1.41% 0.22%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70% 0.22%

SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 1.31% 0.22%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 5.06% 0.22%

EOG RESOURCES 0.50% 0.22%

KIMBERLY CLARK 0.24% 0.22%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 1.28% 0.22%

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Only in DIVB

SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 1.39%

GENPACT 0.43%

AVNET 0.41%

UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP 0.22%

ROYALTY PHARMA PLC CLASS A 0.13%

UNUM 0.11%

FIRST HORIZON 0.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.09%

Only in RSP

Moderna Inc 0.30%

PTC Inc 0.30%

Everpure Inc 0.28%

Illumina Inc 0.27%

Mettler-Toledo International Inc 0.26%

Revvity Inc 0.26%

Gartner Inc 0.26%

Charles River Laboratories International Inc 0.25%

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Side by side

DIVB iShares Core Dividend ETF RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500 equal weight

Total return, 1 year +36.6% +16.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.3 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 99.8%

Holdings 382 508

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.2bn $99.8bn

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

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DIVB and RSP 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 RSP follows S&P 500 Equal Weight Index.
Holdings in common. 29% 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 RSP +16.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 20.6 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%.

RSP

RSP tracks the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 2.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or RSP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and RSP +16.0%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or RSP?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 100% of RSP 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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RSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RSP 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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