HDV vs VOOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
HDV and VOOV hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and HDV returned +22.1% over the year. Net assets: $14.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF, and $6.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF.
VOOV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; HDV is 2.2 times larger.
| HDV | VOOV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $14.5bn | $6.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.1% | +14.5% |
| What it tracks | Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index | S&P 500 Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 18% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.7% | 23.4% |
| Below its high | 3.9%, high on Aug 19, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, HDV and VOOV hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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18% in common
On the same fields
HDV and VOOV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About HDV
HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About VOOV
VOOV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.4% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 440 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, HDV or VOOV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.1% and VOOV +14.5%.
- Which is cheaper, HDV or VOOV?
- VOOV 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.
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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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