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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and SPLV +2.0%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or SPLV?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 99% of SPLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DIVB vs SPLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and SPLV hold 18% 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 $7.0bn for Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF.

DIVB costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 28.6 points; SPLV is 3.5 times larger.

DIVB vs SPLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DIVB	SPLV
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.25%
Net assets	$2.0bn	$7.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+2.0%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	S&P 500 Low Volatility Index
Holdings in common	18%
Holdings dated	Oct 9, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	31.9%	12.7%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026	7.1%, high on Jul 28, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+2.0%

SPLV total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.25%

SPLV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and SPLV hold 18% 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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18% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DIVB SPLV

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10% 1.14%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70% 1.14%

COCA-COLA 1.09% 1.14%

CHEVRON 1.84% 0.99%

PEPSICO 0.98% 0.89%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51% 0.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.31% 0.81%

MCDONALDS CORP 0.51% 0.99%

MEDTRONIC PLC 0.51% 0.88%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 0.44% 0.89%

TRUIST FINANCIAL 0.44% 0.76%

CME GROUP CLASS A 0.43% 0.95%

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%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67%

HP INC 2.12%

PAYCHEX 2.06%

ABBVIE 1.96%

Only in SPLV

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.44%

Atmos Energy Corp 1.25%

Loews Corp 1.21%

Republic Services Inc 1.14%

Linde PLC 1.13%

Chubb Ltd 1.09%

Costco Wholesale Corp 1.05%

Nordson Corp 1.04%

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On the same fields

DIVB

iShares Core Dividend ETF

SPLV

Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +30.6% +2.0%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.25%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 98.7%

Holdings 381 108

Net assets $2.0bn $7.0bn

DIVB and SPLV 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 SPLV

SPLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +2.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 108 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or SPLV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and SPLV +2.0%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or SPLV?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and SPLV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 99% of SPLV 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 ↗SPLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for SPLV ↗

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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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