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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SPHQ +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or SPHQ?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to SPHQ's +14.1%; 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 $18.7bn for Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+14.1%

SPHQ total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.15%

SPHQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points; SPHQ is 1.2 times larger.

HDV vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	SPHQ
Return
Measure	HDV	SPHQ
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	SPHQ
Below its high		6.4%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	SPHQ
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	S&P 500 Quality Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	SPHQ
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$18.7bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	SPHQ
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	43.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and SPHQ 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 SPHQ

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46% 3.21%

ILLINOIS TOOL INC 0.93% 0.80%

KIMBERLY CLARK 0.88% 0.35%

T ROWE PRICE GROUP 0.52% 0.21%

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC 0.23% 0.21%

A O SMITH 0.08% 0.07%

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Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

PEPSICO 3.89%

Only in SPHQ

Mastercard Inc 6.25%

Visa Inc 6.23%

Apple Inc 5.96%

Costco Wholesale Corp 4.24%

GE Vernova Inc 3.81%

Cisco Systems Inc 3.65%

General Electric Co 3.33%

Lam Research Corp 3.32%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks the S&P 500 Quality

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 100.0%

Holdings 77 102

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $18.7bn

HDV and SPHQ 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%.

SPHQ

SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 43.3%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or SPHQ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SPHQ +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or SPHQ?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 100% of SPHQ 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 ↗

SPHQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPHQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for SPHQ ↗

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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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