Which returned more over the last year, DVY or HYG?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and HYG returned +2.9%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DVY or HYG?

DVY charges 0.38% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so DVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DVY vs HYG: how they differ

DVY and HYG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DVY returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and HYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVY	Only in HYG
HP INC 2.46%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%
PFIZER 2.24%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.17%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.12%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.06%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.87%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
ONEOK 1.85%	PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
TARGET CORP 1.69%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

DVY and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US dividend	US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.49%
Holdings	101	1326

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.5%.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or HYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and HYG returned +2.9%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or HYG?: DVY charges 0.38% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so DVY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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