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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and VOE +22.8%.

Which is cheaper, DIVB or VOE?

Neither: DIVB and VOE both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 96% of VOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DIVB vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DIVB returned +36.6% to VOE's +22.8%; 15% 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 $22.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

+36.6%

DIVB total return, 1 year

+22.8%

VOE total return, 1 year

0.05%

DIVB expense ratio

0.05%

VOE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.05% a year; their one-year returns differ by 13.8 points; VOE is 11.4 times larger.

DIVB vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	VOE
Return
Measure	DIVB	VOE
Total return, 1 year	+36.6%	+22.8%
Benchmark
Measure	DIVB	VOE
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index	Morningstar US Mid Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	DIVB	VOE
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.0bn	$22.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DIVB	VOE
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.6%	14.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Nov 17, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 466 weekly returns

DIVB VOE

Return

Total return edge DIVB +252.9% +138.6%

Annualized edge DIVB +15.1% +10.2%

Price return edge DIVB +183.8% +94.4%

Risk

Volatility edge DIVB 18.1% 20.2%

Max drawdown edge DIVB −35.0% −40.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DIVB 0.72 0.45

Sortino edge DIVB 1.02 0.63

Calmar edge DIVB 0.43 0.25

Reading

DIVB returned more: +252.9% to +138.6%. DIVB swung less: 18.1% to 20.2%. DIVB fell less at its worst: −35.0% to −40.6%.

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Risk and return: DIVB vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DIVB	VOE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+252.9%	+138.6%	DIVB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.1%	+10.2%	DIVB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+183.8%	+94.4%	DIVB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.1%	20.2%	DIVB	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.7%	14.3%	DIVB	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−35.0%	−40.6%	DIVB	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.45	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.02	0.63	DIVB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.43	0.25	DIVB	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 466 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and VOE hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DIVB VOE

MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.64% 1.89%

HP INC 2.23% 0.48%

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CLA 3.07% 0.44%

TRUIST FINANCIAL 0.43% 0.96%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 0.41% 1.90%

TRAVELERS COMPANIES 0.40% 0.63%

BECTON DICKINSON 0.39% 0.83%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 0.39% 0.57%

AFLAC 0.37% 0.86%

SLB 0.33% 1.23%

D R HORTON 0.32% 0.58%

PHILLIPS 66 0.32% 1.73%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DIVB

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 6.06%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CO 5.12%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 5.06%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.69%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.40%

PAYCHEX 2.05%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.04%

ABBVIE 1.92%

Only in VOE

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.37%

Warner Bros Discovery Inc 1.25%

Cummins Inc 1.21%

General Motors Co 1.15%

Digital Realty Trust Inc 1.10%

United Rentals Inc 1.06%

TE Connectivity PLC 1.04%

Newmont Corp 1.03%

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Side by side

DIVB iShares Core Dividend ETF VOE Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value

Total return, 1 year +36.6% +22.8%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 96.0%

Holdings 382 169

Net assets, DIVB as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOE as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.2bn $22.8bn

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

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DIVB and VOE are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. DIVB follows Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index and VOE follows Morningstar US Mid Cap Value Index.
Holdings in common. 15% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 DIVB returned +36.6% and VOE +22.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 13.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

VOE

VOE tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 14.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or VOE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +36.6% and VOE +22.8%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or VOE?: Neither: DIVB and VOE both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and VOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 96% of VOE 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 ↗

VOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOE ↗

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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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