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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or VLUE?

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 VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to VLUE's +54.7%; 6% 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 $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.3 points; HDV is 1.7 times larger.

HDV vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	VLUE
Return
Measure	HDV	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	VLUE
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	VLUE
Holdings in common	6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	42.8%

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

Risk and return

Apr 26, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 704 weekly returns

HDV VLUE

Return

Total return edge VLUE +262.6% +429.0%

Annualized edge VLUE +10.0% +13.1%

Price return edge VLUE +123.2% +280.4%

Risk

Volatility edge HDV 14.3% 18.3%

Max drawdown edge HDV −33.4% −37.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VLUE (slight) 0.61 0.66

Sortino edge VLUE 0.85 0.95

Calmar edge VLUE 0.30 0.35

Reading

VLUE returned more: +429.0% to +262.6%. HDV swung less: 14.3% to 18.3%. HDV fell less at its worst: −33.4% to −37.5%.

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Risk and return: HDV vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	VLUE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+262.6%	+429.0%	VLUE	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+10.0%	+13.1%	VLUE	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+123.2%	+280.4%	VLUE	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	14.3%	18.3%	HDV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.2%	12.7%	HDV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−33.4%	−37.5%	HDV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.61	0.66	VLUE (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.85	0.95	VLUE	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.30	0.35	VLUE	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 704 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and VLUE hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV VLUE

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12% 2.72%

EOG RESOURCES 1.18% 0.86%

DEVON ENERGY 0.74% 0.84%

PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP 1.47% 0.46%

DOMINION ENERGY 1.10% 0.27%

SNAP ON INC 0.23% 0.25%

M&T BANK 0.41% 0.20%

EVERGY 0.33% 0.12%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

PEPSICO 3.89%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

QUALCOMM 1.73%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 96.6%

Holdings 77 148

Net assets, HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $15.9bn $9.4bn

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

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HDV and VLUE are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. HDV follows Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index and VLUE follows MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index.
Holdings in common. 6% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 HDV returned +29.4% and VLUE +54.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 25.3 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%.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or VLUE?: 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 VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

HDV and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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