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DVY vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to XLG's +6.4%; 6% 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 $11.9bn for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

DVY on its own →XLG on its own →
At a glance
+17.1%
DVY total return, 1 year
+6.4%
XLG total return, 1 year
0.38%
DVY expense ratio
0.20%
XLG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLG costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; DVY is 2.0 times larger.

DVY vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDVYXLG
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.1%+6.4%
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Select Dividend IndexS&P 500 Top 50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.38%0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$23.4bn$11.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund19.7%60.3%

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

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and XLG hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DVY XLG
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.13% 1.76%
CHEVRON 1.59% 1.07%
COCA-COLA 1.04% 0.84%
MERCK & CO INC 1.10% 0.83%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 1.22% 0.75%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CO 0.88% 0.56%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65% 0.44%
MCDONALDS CORP 0.57% 0.42%
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%
TARGET CORP 1.61%
Only in XLG
NVIDIA Corp 12.54%
Apple Inc 12.04%
Microsoft Corp 9.38%
Amazon.com Inc 5.91%
Alphabet Inc 4.47%
Broadcom Inc 3.87%
Alphabet Inc 3.58%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.25%
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Side by side

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Tracks the S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year +17.1% +6.4%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −7.3 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.38% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 80.1% 98.4%
Holdings 101 53
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $11.9bn

DVY and XLG 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%.

XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DVY or XLG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and XLG +6.4%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or XLG?
XLG is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 98% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for DVY ↗
XLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for XLG ↗

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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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