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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLI +10.2%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or XLI?

Neither: HDV and XLI both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to XLI's +10.2%; 2% 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 $30.8bn for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+10.2%

XLI total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.08%

XLI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 19.2 points; XLI is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

HDV vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	XLI
Return
Measure	HDV	XLI
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+10.2%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	XLI
Below its high		9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	XLI
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Industrial Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	XLI
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$30.8bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	XLI
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	37.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and XLI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV XLI

ILLINOIS TOOL INC 0.93% 1.34%

PAYCHEX 0.68% 0.66%

OTIS WORLDWIDE 0.35% 0.53%

BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS INC 0.23% 0.38%

SNAP ON INC 0.23% 0.35%

A O SMITH 0.08% 0.13%

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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%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

Only in XLI

CATERPILLAR INC 6.14%

GENERAL ELECTRIC 5.79%

RTX CORP 4.91%

GE VERNOVA INC 4.47%

UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.34%

DEERE + CO 3.01%

EATON CORP PLC 2.79%

UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.52%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF XLI State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +10.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −3.4 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 99.9%

Holdings 77 84

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $30.8bn

HDV and XLI 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%.

XLI

XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or XLI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLI +10.2%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or XLI?: Neither: HDV and XLI both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

HDV on its own →XLI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HDV dividend history →HDV holdings →XLI dividend history →XLI holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

XLI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLI 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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