Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DVY vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to XLV's +25.6%; 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 $47.0bn for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.
Pair scorecard
XLV costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.5 points; XLV is 2.0 times larger.
| Measure | DVY | XLV |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +17.1% | +25.6% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index | Health Care Select Sector Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $23.4bn | $47.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 6% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 19.7% | 60.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DVY and XLV 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
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Side by side
DVY and XLV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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%.
XLV
XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DVY or XLV?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and XLV +25.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DVY or XLV?
- XLV is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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