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DIVB vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVB and VYM hold 57% 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 $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYM costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.7 points; VYM is far larger, $78.9bn against $2.0bn.

DIVB vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DIVBVYM
Expense ratio0.05%0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$2.0bn$78.9bn
Total return, 1 year+30.6%+15.9%
What it tracksMorningstar US Dividend and Buyback IndexFTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common57%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund31.9%25.8%
Below its high4.5%, high on Sep 3, 20264.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+30.6%
DIVB total return, 1 year
+15.9%
VYM total return, 1 year
0.05%
DIVB expense ratio
0.04%
VYM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVB and VYM hold 57% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

57% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DIVB VYM
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.67% 2.70%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.51% 3.83%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.10% 2.58%
ABBVIE 1.96% 1.83%
CHEVRON 1.84% 1.54%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.46% 1.42%
MERCK & CO INC 1.40% 1.47%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.70% 1.36%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.31% 1.65%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 1.29% 1.18%
COCA-COLA 1.09% 1.39%
WELLS FARGO 1.13% 1.07%
Only in DIVB
LEIDOS HOLDINGS 1.32%
HCA HEALTHCARE 0.99%
D R HORTON 0.31%
PROLOGIS REIT 0.30%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 0.28%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 0.22%
CROWN CASTLE INC 0.19%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 0.15%
Only in VYM
Broadcom Inc 6.94%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.76%
Caterpillar Inc 1.46%
RTX Corp 1.13%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.11%
Oracle Corp 1.03%
Texas Instruments Inc 0.96%
Linde PLC 0.91%

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On the same fields

DIVB
iShares Core Dividend ETF
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US high dividend
Total return, 1 year +30.6% +15.9%
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 89.6% 89.5%
Holdings 381 605
Net assets, DIVB as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.0bn $78.9bn

DIVB and VYM 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 VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 605 positions, with the top ten at 25.8%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVB or VYM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVB returned +30.6% and VYM +15.9%.
Which is cheaper, DIVB or VYM?
VYM is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVB and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DIVB and 90% of VYM 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 ↗VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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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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