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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and SPYD +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or SPYD?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DIVB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and SPYD hold 23% 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 $7.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

DIVB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.2 points; SPYD is 3.5 times larger.

DIVB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DIVB	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$2.0bn	$7.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+10.4%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	S&P 500 High Dividend Index ?
Holdings in common	23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	31.9%	15.5%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026	8.7%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+10.4%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and SPYD hold 23% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DIVB SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 5.69% 2.03%

HP INC 2.12% 1.77%

CHEVRON 1.84% 1.50%

PFIZER 1.39% 1.53%

PAYCHEX 2.06% 1.29%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.10% 1.35%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01% 1.41%

PEPSICO 0.98% 1.29%

AT&T 0.90% 1.46%

COMCAST CLASS A 0.66% 1.23%

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 0.65% 1.34%

MEDTRONIC PLC 0.51% 1.46%

Only in DIVB

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 4.95%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 4.92%

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 2.91%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10%

ABBVIE 1.96%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70%

Only in SPYD

OMNICOM GROUP 1.32%

FIDELITY NATIONAL INFO SERV 1.16%

S+P500 EMINI FUT DEC26 0.01%

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On the same fields

DIVB

iShares Core Dividend ETF

SPYD

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +30.6% +10.4%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 99.3%

Holdings 381 79

Net assets, DIVB as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 8, 2026 $2.0bn $7.1bn

DIVB and SPYD 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 SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 15.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and SPYD +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or SPYD?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 99% of SPYD 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 ↗SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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