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HDV vs JAVA: Differences, Returns & Fees

HDV and JAVA hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned +22.1% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $14.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $7.2bn for JPMorgan Active Value ETF.

HDV costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; HDV is 2.1 times larger.

HDV vs JAVA: Differences, Returns & Fees
HDVJAVA
Expense ratio0.08%0.44%
Net assets$14.9bn$7.2bn
Total return, 1 year+22.1%+20.3%
What it tracksMorningstar Dividend Yield Focus IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund55.7%30.6%
Below its high3.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+22.1%
HDV total return, 1 year
+20.3%
JAVA total return, 1 year
0.08%
HDV expense ratio
0.44%
JAVA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and JAVA hold 14% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

half

14% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HDV JAVA
ABBVIE 6.89% 1.82%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.11% 1.82%
CHEVRON 7.07% 1.22%
NEXTERA ENERGY 2.52% 1.18%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.28% 1.12%
EOG RESOURCES 1.14% 0.66%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.39% 0.66%
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 1.32% 0.58%
SOUTHERN 1.79% 0.54%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.10% 0.48%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS 0.79% 0.47%
HOME DEPOT 4.40% 0.44%
Only in HDV
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.11%
PEPSICO 3.87%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 3.86%
AMGEN INC 2.71%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.82%
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP 1.49%
ONEOK 1.32%
STARBUCKS CORP 1.28%
Only in JAVA
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 7.76%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.31%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 3.93%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 2.19%
WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.17%
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP/THE 1.64%
META PLATFORMS INC 1.55%
CITIGROUP INC COMMON 1.39%

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On the same fields

HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
JAVA
JPMorgan Active Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares JPMorgan
What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +22.1% +20.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.4% (IWD)
Gap to its benchmark not available −6.2 pts vs IWD
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.44%
Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 90.4%
Holdings 77 151
Net assets $14.9bn $7.2bn

HDV and JAVA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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.

About JAVA

JAVA is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% 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 151 positions, with the top ten at 30.6%.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.3% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or JAVA?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.1% and JAVA +20.3%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or JAVA?
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 JAVA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 90% of JAVA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for HDV ↗JAVA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JAVA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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