Are HDV and IBB in the same category?

HDV is a stock ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IBB +37.5%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or IBB?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 40% of IBB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HDV vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to IBB's +37.5%, and HDV charges 0.08% to IBB's 0.44%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $11.0bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points; HDV is 1.4 times larger.

HDV vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	IBB
Return
Measure	HDV	IBB
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+37.5%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	IBB
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	IBB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.44%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$11.0bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		99%
Holdings
Measure	HDV	IBB
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	50%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and IBB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV IBB

AMGEN INC 2.78% 8.20%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

Only in IBB

GILEAD SCIENCES 8.56%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 7.53%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 5.64%

MODERNA 5.29%

NATERA 3.85%

ARGENX SE ADR 3.42%

ILLUMINA INC 2.93%

BIOGEN 2.58%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Biotech

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +37.5%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.44%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 40.2%

Holdings 77 245

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $11.0bn

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

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About each fund

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%.

IBB

By weight, 40% of IBB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 245 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +37.5% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Are HDV and IBB in the same category?: HDV is a stock ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IBB +37.5%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or IBB?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and IBB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 40% of IBB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

HDV and IBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

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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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