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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or XHB?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to XHB's −8.6%; 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 $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.0 points; HDV is 10.6 times larger.

HDV vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	XHB
Return
Measure	HDV	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	XHB
Below its high		20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	XHB
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	XHB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	XHB
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	35.4%

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

What they share

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

HOME DEPOT 4.57% 3.30%

Only in one fund ↓

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%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

PEPSICO 3.89%

Only in XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +29.4% −8.6%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 45.7%

Holdings 77 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $1.5bn

HDV and XHB 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%.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or XHB?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 46% of XHB 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 ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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