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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and SDOG +24.8%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or SDOG?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DIVB vs SDOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIVB returned +36.6% to SDOG's +24.8%; 25% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend ETF, and $1.4bn on May 31, 2026 for ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF.

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At a glance

+36.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+24.8%

SDOG total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.36%

SDOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIVB costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points.

DIVB vs SDOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	SDOG
Return
Measure	DIVB	SDOG
Total return, 1 year	+36.6%	+24.8%
Benchmark
Measure	DIVB	SDOG
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index
Cost and size
Measure	DIVB	SDOG
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.36%
Net assets, DIVB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SDOG as of May 31, 2026	$2.2bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	DIVB	SDOG
Holdings in common	25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.6%	26.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and SDOG hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVB SDOG

HP INC 2.23% 2.69%

PAYCHEX 2.05% 1.98%

ABBVIE 1.92% 1.87%

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 6.06% 1.79%

CHEVRON 1.88% 1.75%

PFIZER 1.38% 1.86%

MERCK & CO INC 1.29% 1.94%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 1.28% 2.88%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.07% 1.93%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01% 1.75%

AT&T 0.80% 1.69%

COMCAST CLASS A 0.66% 1.56%

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Only in DIVB

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CO 5.12%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 5.06%

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 3.07%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.69%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.40%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.04%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.50%

Only in SDOG

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 3.76%

Texas Instruments Inc 3.02%

Omnicom Group Inc 1.76%

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Side by side

DIVB iShares Core Dividend ETF SDOG ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ALPS

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +36.6% +24.8%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.36%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 97.6%

Holdings 382 50

Net assets, DIVB as of Oct 27, 2026 and SDOG as of May 31, 2026 $2.2bn $1.4bn

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

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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%.

SDOG

SDOG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +24.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or SDOG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and SDOG +24.8%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or SDOG?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and SDOG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 98% of SDOG 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 ↗

SDOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ALPS website ↗

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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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