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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and XLV +25.6%.

Which is cheaper, DYNF or XLV?

XLV 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 XLV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DYNF vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to XLV's +25.6%; 7% 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 $47.0bn for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+14.5%

DYNF total return, 1 year

+25.6%

XLV total return, 1 year

0.26%

DYNF expense ratio

0.08%

XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points; XLV is 1.1 times larger.

DYNF vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DYNF	XLV
Return
Measure	DYNF	XLV
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+25.6%
Benchmark
Measure	DYNF	XLV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Health Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	DYNF	XLV
Expense ratio	0.26%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$42.7bn	$47.0bn
Holdings
Measure	DYNF	XLV
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	40.7%	60.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and XLV hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYNF XLV

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.96% 9.96%

ELI LILLY 1.34% 15.77%

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC 0.64% 3.94%

GILEAD SCIENCES 0.49% 3.03%

ABBVIE 0.46% 7.78%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 0.46% 5.66%

MEDTRONIC PLC 0.32% 1.77%

PFIZER 0.29% 2.61%

INTUITIVE SURGICAL 0.22% 2.42%

MCKESSON CORP 0.19% 1.73%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 0.19% 1.23%

CVS HEALTH 0.15% 1.79%

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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%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.99%

BROADCOM INC 2.46%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34%

Only in XLV

STRYKER CORP 1.62%

THE CIGNA GROUP 1.21%

MODERNA INC 1.19%

CENCORA INC 0.95%

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 0.82%

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP 0.81%

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.77%

VEEVA SYSTEMS INC CLASS A 0.72%

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Side by side

DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Health care

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +25.6%

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% 99.7%

Holdings 262 62

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.7bn $47.0bn

DYNF and XLV 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%.

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, DYNF or XLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and XLV +25.6%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or XLV?: XLV 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 XLV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

DYNF on its own →XLV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DYNF dividend history →DYNF holdings →XLV dividend history →XLV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DYNF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYNF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DYNF ↗

XLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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