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DLN vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DLN and HDV hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned +22.1% over the year. Net assets: $6.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund, and $14.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

HDV costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points; HDV is 2.2 times larger.

DLN vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DLNHDV
Expense ratio0.28%0.08%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$6.1bn$13.7bn
Total return, 1 year+16.5%+22.1%
What it tracksWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend IndexMorningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Holdings in common22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.4%55.7%
Below its high3.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.5%
DLN total return, 1 year
+22.1%
HDV total return, 1 year
0.28%
DLN expense ratio
0.08%
HDV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DLN and HDV 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DLN HDV
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.85% 9.39%
ABBVIE INC 1.75% 6.89%
CHEVRON CORP 1.47% 7.07%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.43% 5.28%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 1.33% 4.34%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 1.29% 5.47%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 1.18% 4.40%
AMGEN INC 1.06% 2.71%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.04% 5.11%
PEPSICO INC 0.94% 3.87%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 0.70% 3.86%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 0.63% 2.52%
Only in DLN
MICROSOFT CORP 3.69%
NVIDIA CORP 3.58%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 2.88%
APPLE INC 2.18%
BROADCOM INC 2.18%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.03%
META PLATFORMS INC 1.79%
MORGAN STANLEY 1.50%
Only in HDV
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.82%
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 1.32%
ONEOK 1.32%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS 0.79%
KENVUE 0.72%
PAYCHEX 0.68%
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 0.53%
VIPER ENERGY INC CLASS A 0.26%

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On the same fields

DLN
WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of High Dividend
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +22.1%
Expense ratio 0.28% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 99.3% 89.5%
Holdings 309 77
Net assets, DLN as of Jun 30, 2026 and HDV as of Oct 9, 2026 $6.1bn $14.9bn

DLN and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DLN

DLN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 309 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%.

About HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DLN or HDV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DLN returned +16.5% and HDV +22.1%.
Which is cheaper, DLN or HDV?
HDV is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DLN and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 99% of DLN and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DLN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DLN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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