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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and HYG +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or HYG?

DVY is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DVY vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to HYG's +1.3%; 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 $17.5bn for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

+1.3%

HYG total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.49%

HYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DVY costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.8 points; DVY is 1.3 times larger.

DVY vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	HYG
Return
Measure	DVY	HYG
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	HYG
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	HYG
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$17.5bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	HYG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and HYG 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

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DVY HYG

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DVY

HP INC 2.54%

PFIZER 2.42%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.27%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 2.12%

T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.00%

ONEOK 1.87%

KIMBERLY CLARK 1.65%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65%

Only in HYG

1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.44%

ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.35%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.34%

CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.32%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.32%

CENTENE CORPORATION 0.31%

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Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Tracks an index of US high yield bonds

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.5 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.49%

Holdings 101 1332

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $17.5bn

DVY and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

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%.

HYG

HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. 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 Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and HYG +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or HYG?: DVY is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DVY on its own →HYG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DVY dividend history →DVY holdings →HYG dividend history →HYG holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DVY and HYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

HYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HYG ↗

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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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