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

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DVY vs IWD: how they differ

DVY and IWD hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IWD returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and IWD hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DVY and IWD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDVYIWD
CHEVRON1.48%1.06%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP1.04%1.85%
MERCK & CO INC1.12%0.96%
COCA-COLA1.00%0.81%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC1.14%0.80%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES0.82%0.59%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC1.87%0.56%
GILEAD SCIENCES0.71%0.48%
MCDONALDS CORP0.58%0.48%
AT&T1.17%0.47%
NEXTERA ENERGY0.81%0.46%
PFIZER2.24%0.42%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in IWD
VALLEY NATIONAL 0.60%AMAZON.COM INC 6.04%
UNITED BANKSHARES 0.59%APPLE 5.83%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 0.56%MICROSOFT 4.93%
SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS 0.46%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.54%
BLACK HILLS CORP 0.45%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.54%
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP 0.44%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.73%
CASH COLLATERAL USD SGAFT 0.03%INTEL CORPORATION 1.23%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.14%

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 IWD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
IWD
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS dividendRussell 1000 value
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+27.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts+9.9 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.18%
Already in the S&P 50080.5%90.2%
Holdings101814

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%.

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 814 positions, with the top ten at 29.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or IWD?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or IWD?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and IWD charges 0.18%, so IWD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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