DTD vs FDL: Differences, Returns & Fees
DTD and FDL hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and FDL returned +20.6% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund, and $7.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Morningstar ETF.
DTD costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; FDL is 4.5 times larger.
| DTD | FDL | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.43% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.6bn | $7.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +20.6% |
| What it tracks | wisdomtree us total dividend | Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index |
| Holdings in common | 15% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 21.0% | 50.4% |
| Below its high | 5.9%, 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, DTD and FDL hold 15% 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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15% in common
On the same fields
DTD and FDL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DTD
DTD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 822 positions, with the top ten at 21.0%.
About FDL
FDL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.43% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 50.4%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DTD or FDL?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DTD returned +15.9% and FDL +20.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DTD or FDL?
- DTD is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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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