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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and VLUE +61.5%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or VLUE?

DIVB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DIVB vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and VLUE hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned +61.5% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $2.0bn for iShares Core Dividend ETF and $9.4bn for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

DIVB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.9 points; VLUE is 4.6 times larger.

DIVB vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DIVB	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.15%
Net assets	$2.0bn	$9.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+30.6%	+61.5%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Holdings in common	22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	31.9%	45.5%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+61.5%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and VLUE hold 22% 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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22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DIVB VLUE

PFIZER 1.39% 1.74%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.31% 1.87%

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 5.69% 1.15%

WELLS FARGO 1.13% 1.17%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01% 2.54%

AT&T 0.90% 2.34%

CITIGROUP 0.88% 1.52%

COMCAST CLASS A 0.66% 1.47%

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 0.65% 1.08%

ELEVANCE HEALTH INC 0.61% 0.70%

CIGNA 0.60% 0.91%

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 0.53% 0.80%

Only in DIVB

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 4.95%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 4.92%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10%

PAYCHEX 2.06%

ABBVIE 1.96%

CHEVRON 1.84%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 22.84%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.57%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.58%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 2.31%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.98%

WALT DISNEY 1.65%

QUALCOMM 1.63%

SALESFORCE 1.19%

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On the same fields

DIVB

iShares Core Dividend ETF

VLUE

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +30.6% +61.5%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 96.6%

Holdings 381 148

Net assets $2.0bn $9.4bn

DIVB and VLUE 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 VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +61.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 45.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and VLUE +61.5%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or VLUE?: DIVB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DIVB and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DIVB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DIVB ↗VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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