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HDV vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to MOAT's +10.3%; 5% 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 $11.6bn for VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

HDV on its own →MOAT on its own →
At a glance
+29.4%
HDV total return, 1 year
+10.3%
MOAT total return, 1 year
0.08%
HDV expense ratio
0.46%
MOAT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.1 points; HDV is 1.4 times larger.

HDV vs MOAT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureHDVMOAT
Return
Total return, 1 year+29.4%+10.3%
Drawdown
Below its high3.7%, high on Aug 27, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMorningstar Dividend Yield Focus IndexMorningstar Wide Moat Focus Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.08%0.46%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$15.9bn$11.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund55.6%26.5%

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

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and MOAT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV MOAT
MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 1.29% 2.43%
PEPSICO 3.89% 1.10%
KENVUE 0.75% 2.57%
HERSHEY FOODS 0.39% 2.27%
OTIS WORLDWIDE 0.35% 2.53%
CONSTELLATION BRANDS CLASS A 0.31% 2.34%
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC 0.23% 2.65%
TRACTOR SUPPLY 0.21% 2.39%
DOMINOS PIZZA 0.11% 1.15%
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 MOAT
Danaher Corp 2.85%
Microsoft Corp 2.81%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc 2.78%
Tyler Technologies Inc 2.73%
Brown-Forman Corp 2.57%
Ge Healthcare Technologies Inc 2.55%
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc 2.49%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.48%
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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares VanEck
What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat
Total return, 1 year +29.4% +10.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −3.4 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.46%
Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 91.6%
Holdings 77 54
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $11.6bn

HDV and MOAT 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%.

MOAT

MOAT tracks the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 54 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or MOAT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and MOAT +10.3%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or MOAT?
HDV is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
HDV on its own →MOAT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HDV dividend history →HDV holdings →MOAT dividend history →MOAT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for HDV ↗
MOAT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
MOAT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
VanEck 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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