DLN vs IVE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DLN and IVE hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and DLN returned +16.5% over the year. Net assets: $6.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund, and $49.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares S&P 500 Value ETF.
IVE costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; IVE is 7.8 times larger.
| DLN | IVE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $6.1bn | $47.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.5% | +14.4% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index | S&P 500 Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 55% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 23.4% | 24.7% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DLN and IVE hold 55% 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.
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55% in common
On the same fields
DLN and IVE 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 IVE
IVE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.5% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 437 positions, with the top ten at 24.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DLN or IVE?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DLN returned +16.5% and IVE +14.4%.
- Which is cheaper, DLN or IVE?
- IVE 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.
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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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