Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DVY vs GARP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to GARP's +18.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $23.4bn for iShares Select Dividend ETF and $3.6bn for iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF.
Pair scorecard
GARP costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; DVY is 6.5 times larger.
| Measure | DVY | GARP |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +18.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 7.0%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index | MSCI USA Quality GARP Select Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $23.4bn | $3.6bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 19.7% | 43.5% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DVY and GARP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
DVY and GARP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.
GARP
GARP tracks the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.5%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DVY or GARP?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and GARP +18.0%.
- Which is cheaper, DVY or GARP?
- GARP is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 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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