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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLG +6.4%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or XLG?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 98% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to XLG's +6.4%; 9% 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 $11.9bn for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+6.4%

XLG total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.20%

XLG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.0 points; HDV is 1.3 times larger.

HDV vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	XLG
Return
Measure	HDV	XLG
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+6.4%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	XLG
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	S&P 500 Top 50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	XLG
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$11.9bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	XLG
Holdings in common	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	60.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and XLG hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV XLG

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48% 1.76%

ABBVIE 6.77% 1.21%

CHEVRON 7.22% 1.07%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46% 0.89%

COCA-COLA 4.26% 0.84%

HOME DEPOT 4.57% 0.76%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04% 0.75%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12% 0.44%

PEPSICO 3.89% 0.43%

MCDONALDS CORP 2.55% 0.42%

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Only in HDV

ALTRIA GROUP INC 3.75%

AMGEN INC 2.78%

NEXTERA ENERGY 2.54%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 2.21%

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.06%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.83%

SOUTHERN 1.83%

BLACKSTONE 1.64%

Only in XLG

NVIDIA Corp 12.54%

Apple Inc 12.04%

Microsoft Corp 9.38%

Amazon.com Inc 5.91%

Alphabet Inc 4.47%

Broadcom Inc 3.87%

Alphabet Inc 3.58%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.25%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 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 top 50

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +6.4%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −7.3 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 98.4%

Holdings 77 53

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $11.9bn

HDV and XLG 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%.

XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or XLG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLG +6.4%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or XLG?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 98% of XLG 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 ↗

XLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for XLG ↗

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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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