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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and VFMF +31.6%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or VFMF?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 47% of VFMF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DIVB vs VFMF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIVB returned +36.6% to VFMF's +31.6%; 20% 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 $1.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF.

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At a glance

+36.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+31.6%

VFMF total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.18%

VFMF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DIVB costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; DIVB is 1.8 times larger.

DIVB vs VFMF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	VFMF
Return
Measure	DIVB	VFMF
Total return, 1 year	+36.6%	+31.6%
Benchmark
Measure	DIVB	VFMF
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	DIVB	VFMF
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.0bn	$1.1bn
Holdings
Measure	DIVB	VFMF
Holdings in common	20%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.6%	8.9%

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

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and VFMF hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVB VFMF

ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.07% 0.83%

MERCK & CO INC 1.29% 0.81%

AMGEN INC 0.74% 0.75%

ABBVIE 1.92% 0.74%

GILEAD SCIENCES 0.74% 0.73%

HCA HEALTHCARE 0.94% 0.68%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.66% 0.86%

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 0.64% 0.88%

PEPSICO 0.98% 0.63%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01% 0.62%

WELLS FARGO 1.06% 0.61%

PFIZER 1.38% 0.52%

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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%

HP INC 2.23%

PAYCHEX 2.05%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.50%

Only in VFMF

Micron Technology Inc 1.25%

Newmont Corp 0.89%

Travelers Cos Inc 0.83%

Cisco Systems Inc 0.83%

Alphabet Inc 0.79%

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.77%

FedEx Corp 0.72%

Dell Technologies Inc 0.71%

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Side by side

DIVB iShares Core Dividend ETF VFMF Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +36.6% +31.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.3% (IWV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +18.3 pts vs IWV

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 46.8%

Holdings 382 613

Net assets, DIVB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VFMF as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.2bn $1.1bn

DIVB and VFMF 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%.

VFMF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +31.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

VFMF is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 47% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 613 positions, with the top ten at 8.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or VFMF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and VFMF +31.6%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or VFMF?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and VFMF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 47% of VFMF 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 ↗

VFMF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VFMF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VFMF ↗

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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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