HDV vs LGLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
HDV and LGLV hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned +22.1% over the year. Net assets: $14.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF, and $1.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF.
HDV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.8 points; HDV is 13.3 times larger.
| HDV | LGLV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $15.0bn | $1.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.1% | +3.3% |
| What it tracks | Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 16% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.7% | 15.8% |
| Below its high | 3.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026 | 6.4%, high on Jul 28, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HDV and LGLV hold 16% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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16% in common
On the same fields
HDV and LGLV 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 LGLV
LGLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 83% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 171 positions, with the top ten at 15.8%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HDV or LGLV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.1% and LGLV +3.3%.
- Which is cheaper, HDV or LGLV?
- HDV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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