DSTL vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
DSTL and NOBL hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and DSTL returned +14.6% over the year. Net assets: $2.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF, and $11.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.
NOBL costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; NOBL is 5.4 times larger.
| DSTL | NOBL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.39% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.1bn | $11.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.6% | +9.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index |
| Holdings in common | 10% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 20.0% | 16.7% |
| Below its high | 6.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026 | 6.3%, high on Aug 24, 2026 |
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, DSTL and NOBL hold 10% 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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10% in common
On the same fields
DSTL and NOBL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DSTL in plain words
DSTL is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 77% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 107 positions, with the top ten at 20.0%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
NOBL in plain words
NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +9.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% 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 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.7%. It sat 6.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DSTL or NOBL?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DSTL returned +14.6% and NOBL +9.8%.
- Which is cheaper, DSTL or NOBL?
- NOBL is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 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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