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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRNY returned +6.5% and HDV +29.4%.

Which is cheaper, GRNY or HDV?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.67 percentage points a year. That is about $67 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do GRNY and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of GRNY and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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GRNY vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GRNY returned +6.5% to HDV's +29.4%; 6% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF, and $15.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+6.5%

GRNY total return, 1 year

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.75%

GRNY expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.67 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.9 points.

GRNY vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GRNY	HDV
Return
Measure	GRNY	HDV
Total return, 1 year	+6.5%	+29.4%
Drawdown
Measure	GRNY	HDV
Below its high	3.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GRNY	HDV
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	GRNY	HDV
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.08%
Net assets, GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026 and HDV as of Oct 27, 2026	$4.3bn	$15.9bn
Holdings
Measure	GRNY	HDV
Holdings in common	6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.5%	55.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GRNY and HDV hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GRNY HDV

Philip Morris International In 2.32% 5.04%

PNC Financial Services Group I 2.63% 1.47%

ONEOK Inc 2.23% 1.34%

Air Products and Chemicals Inc 2.36% 0.82%

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Only in GRNY

Arista Networks Inc 2.92%

General Electric Co 2.76%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.66%

Packaging Corp of America 2.66%

Eli Lilly & Co 2.61%

Robinhood Markets Inc 2.61%

Bank of New York Mellon Corp 2.59%

Microsoft Corp 2.54%

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

PEPSICO 3.89%

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Side by side

GRNY Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Fundstrat iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +6.5% +29.4%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 98.0% 89.5%

Holdings 43 77

Net assets, GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026 and HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.3bn $15.9bn

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

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About each fund

GRNY

GRNY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 43 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, GRNY or HDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRNY returned +6.5% and HDV +29.4%.
Which is cheaper, GRNY or HDV?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.67 percentage points a year. That is about $67 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GRNY and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of GRNY and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

GRNY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GRNY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fundstrat website ↗

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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