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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and IJS +19.3%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or IJS?

IJS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DVY and IJS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DVY vs IJS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to IJS's +19.3%; 3% 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 $7.7bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

+19.3%

IJS total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.18%

IJS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJS costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; DVY is 3.0 times larger.

DVY vs IJS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	IJS
Return
Measure	DVY	IJS
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	+19.3%
Drawdown
Measure	DVY	IJS
Below its high		5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	IJS
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	IJS
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$7.7bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	IJS
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%	8.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and IJS hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DVY IJS

EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.70% 0.81%

CONAGRA BRANDS 0.57% 0.73%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.50% 0.75%

LKQ CORP 0.40% 0.47%

CAMPBELL SOUP 0.37% 0.43%

LAZARD 0.39% 0.17%

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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 IJS

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%

SM ENERGY 1.00%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%

CARMAX INC 0.82%

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%

VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%

POOL 0.76%

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Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value

Total return, 1 year +17.1% +19.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +19.2% (SLYV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SLYV

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 80.1% 0.0%

Holdings 101 477

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $7.7bn

DVY and IJS 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%.

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or IJS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and IJS +19.3%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or IJS?: IJS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and IJS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DVY and IJS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

IJS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJS ↗

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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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