Are HDV and NVDY in the same category?

HDV is a stock ETF and NVDY is an option-income 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 NVDY?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and NVDY +10.5%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or NVDY?

HDV is cheaper, by 1.01 percentage points a year. That is about $101 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HDV vs NVDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to NVDY's +10.5%, and HDV charges 0.08% to NVDY's 1.09%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+10.5%

NVDY total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

1.09%

NVDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 1.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.9 points; HDV is 12.2 times larger.

HDV vs NVDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	NVDY
Return
Measure	HDV	NVDY
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+10.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 24.9%	fell 29.9%
Latest payout, annualized		25.2%
Against its benchmark
Measure	HDV	NVDY
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Benchmark: NVIDIA (NVDA)
Against its benchmark, same days		ahead by 3.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	NVDY
Expense ratio	0.08%	1.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$1.3bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	NVDY
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 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and NVDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV NVDY

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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 NVDY

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 19.44%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 18.49%

NVDA US 11/20/26 C210 6.10%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C220 0.22%

2NVDA US 11/20/26 C210.01 FLX 0.08%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C225 0.06%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C217.5 -0.48%

NVDA US 10/30/26 C215 -0.67%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF NVDY YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Income ETF

Issuer iShares YieldMax

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend synthetic covered call, vs NVDA

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +10.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +7.4% (NVDA)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs NVDA

Cash paid, 1 year not an income fund 37.1%

Expense ratio 0.08% 1.09%

Holdings 77 not read by ETFIQ

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $1.3bn

HDV and NVDY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price.

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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%.

NVDY

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NVDY paid 37.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +7.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Oct 28, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Are HDV and NVDY in the same category?: HDV is a stock ETF and NVDY is an option-income 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 NVDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and NVDY +10.5%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or NVDY?: HDV is cheaper, by 1.01 percentage points a year. That is about $101 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

NVDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NVDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

NVDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for NVDY ↗

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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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