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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and QQQ +15.2%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or QQQ?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do HDV and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 96% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to QQQ's +15.2%; 3% 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 $483.0bn for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+15.2%

QQQ total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.18%

QQQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.2 points; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $15.9bn.

HDV vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	QQQ
Return
Measure	HDV	QQQ
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+15.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	QQQ
Below its high		4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	QQQ
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Nasdaq-100 Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	QQQ
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$483.0bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	QQQ
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	46.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and QQQ hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV QQQ

AMGEN INC 2.78% 1.04%

PEPSICO 3.89% 0.78%

STARBUCKS CORP 1.38% 0.50%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 1.29% 0.34%

XCEL ENERGY INC 0.76% 0.21%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 0.53% 0.19%

PAYCHEX 0.68% 0.17%

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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 QQQ

NVIDIA Corp 8.17%

Apple Inc 7.88%

Microsoft Corp 6.14%

Micron Technology Inc 4.50%

Amazon.com Inc 4.25%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.93%

Tesla Inc 3.33%

Alphabet Inc 2.92%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks the Nasdaq-100

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +15.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.2% (QQQM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs QQQM

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 95.7%

Holdings 77 103

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $483.0bn

HDV and QQQ 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%.

QQQ

QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or QQQ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and QQQ +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or QQQ?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 96% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

QQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for QQQ ↗

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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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