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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.6 points; IUSB is 3.1 times larger.

HDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	IUSB
Return
Measure	HDV	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	IUSB
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV IUSB

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 IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +29.4% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.06%

Holdings 77 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $49.8bn

HDV and IUSB 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%.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HDV and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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