Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or HDV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and HDV +29.4%.

Which is cheaper, DYNF or HDV?

HDV 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 DYNF and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DYNF vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to HDV's +29.4%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.7bn for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+14.5%

DYNF total return, 1 year

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.26%

DYNF expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.9 points; DYNF is 2.7 times larger.

DYNF vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DYNF	HDV
Return
Measure	DYNF	HDV
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+29.4%
Benchmark
Measure	DYNF	HDV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	DYNF	HDV
Expense ratio	0.26%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$42.7bn	$15.9bn
Holdings
Measure	DYNF	HDV
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	40.7%	55.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and HDV hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYNF HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.99% 9.48%

CHEVRON 1.62% 7.22%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.72% 5.12%

NEXTERA ENERGY 0.49% 2.54%

ABBVIE 0.46% 6.77%

MEDTRONIC PLC 0.32% 1.83%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.29% 5.04%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 0.20% 5.46%

MCDONALDS CORP 0.19% 2.55%

PEPSICO 0.11% 3.89%

COCA-COLA 0.07% 4.26%

AMGEN INC 0.05% 2.78%

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Only in DYNF

NVIDIA 8.15%

APPLE 8.14%

MICROSOFT 4.76%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.12%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.30%

BROADCOM INC 2.46%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.31%

Only in HDV

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.21%

SOUTHERN 1.83%

BLACKSTONE 1.64%

STARBUCKS CORP 1.38%

ONEOK 1.34%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 1.29%

WILLIAMS 1.27%

KINDER MORGAN 1.25%

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Side by side

DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +29.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (PBUS) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +1.2 pts vs PBUS not measured

Expense ratio 0.26% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 94.8% 89.5%

Holdings 262 77

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.7bn $15.9bn

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

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About each fund

DYNF

DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 262 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%.

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or HDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and HDV +29.4%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or HDV?: HDV 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 DYNF and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

DYNF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYNF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DYNF ↗

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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