EAGL vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
EAGL and HDV hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned +22.1% over the year. Net assets: $4.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eagle Capital Select Equity ETF, and $14.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.
HDV costs 0.72 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points; HDV is 3.2 times larger.
| EAGL | HDV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.80% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $4.3bn | $13.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.2% | +22.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index |
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 58.3% | 55.7% |
| Below its high | 3.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EAGL and HDV hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
half
2% in common
On the same fields
EAGL and HDV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About EAGL
EAGL is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.80% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 71% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 27 positions, with the top ten at 58.3%.
About HDV
HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EAGL or HDV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EAGL returned +12.2% and HDV +22.1%.
- Which is cheaper, EAGL or HDV?
- HDV is cheaper, by 0.72 percentage points a year. That is about $72 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.
How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown
ETFIQ, EAGL against HDV, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/eagl-vs-hdv
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). EAGL against HDV. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/any/eagl-vs-hdv
[EAGL against HDV (ETFIQ, Oct 9, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/compare/any/eagl-vs-hdv)
Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.