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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and VDE +58.8%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or VDE?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 81% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HDV vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to VDE's +58.8%; 25% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $15.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF, and $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Energy ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+58.8%

VDE total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.09%

VDE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.4 points; HDV is 1.4 times larger.

HDV vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	VDE
Return
Measure	HDV	VDE
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+58.8%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	VDE
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	VDE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.5bn	$10.4bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	VDE
Holdings in common	25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	67.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 8, 2011 to Oct 23, 2026 · 811 weekly returns

HDV VDE

Return

Total return edge HDV +414.1% +163.9%

Annualized edge HDV +11.1% +6.4%

Price return edge HDV +197.8% +65.1%

Risk

Volatility edge HDV 13.9% 27.4%

Max drawdown edge HDV −33.4% −72.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge HDV 0.71 0.31

Sortino edge HDV 1.00 0.43

Calmar edge HDV 0.33 0.09

Reading

HDV returned more: +414.1% to +163.9%. HDV swung less: 13.9% to 27.4%. HDV fell less at its worst: −33.4% to −72.2%.

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Risk and return: HDV vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	VDE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+414.1%	+163.9%	HDV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+11.1%	+6.4%	HDV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+197.8%	+65.1%	HDV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	13.9%	27.4%	HDV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	9.8%	19.6%	HDV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−33.4%	−72.2%	HDV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.71	0.31	HDV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.00	0.43	HDV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.33	0.09	HDV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 811 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and VDE hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV VDE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48% 22.88%

CHEVRON 7.22% 14.42%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.21% 5.87%

ONEOK 1.34% 2.05%

WILLIAMS 1.27% 3.16%

KINDER MORGAN 1.25% 2.23%

EOG RESOURCES 1.18% 2.85%

DEVON ENERGY 0.74% 1.99%

VIPER ENERGY INC CLASS A 0.27% 0.32%

DT MIDSTREAM 0.18% 0.49%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM 0.13% 0.30%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

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%

PEPSICO 3.89%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 3.75%

Only in VDE

Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.46%

Valero Energy Corp 4.45%

Phillips 66 3.94%

SLB Ltd 2.83%

Targa Resources Corp 2.21%

Cheniere Energy Inc 2.15%

Baker Hughes Co 2.07%

Occidental Petroleum Corp 1.58%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF VDE Vanguard Energy ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +58.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +59.0% (FENY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs FENY

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 81.2%

Holdings 77 113

Net assets, HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDE as of Sep 30, 2026 $15.9bn $10.4bn

HDV and VDE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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HDV and VDE do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. HDV follows Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index and VDE follows MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50.
Holdings in common. 25% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 HDV returned +29.4% and VDE +58.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 29.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

VDE

VDE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested, against +59.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 67.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or VDE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and VDE +58.8%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or VDE?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 81% of VDE 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) ↗

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VDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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