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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or XLP?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

HDV vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to XLP's +13.8%; 27% 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 $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 15.6 points; HDV is 1.1 times larger.

HDV vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	XLP
Return
Measure	HDV	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	XLP
Below its high		3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	XLP
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	XLP
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	XLP
Holdings in common	27%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	62.9%

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

Risk and return

Apr 8, 2011 to Oct 23, 2026 · 811 weekly returns

HDV XLP

Return

Total return edge HDV +414.1% +342.4%

Annualized edge HDV (slight) +11.1% +10.0%

Price return edge HDV (slight) +197.8% +191.8%

Risk

Volatility edge XLP (slight) 13.9% 13.2%

Max drawdown edge XLP −33.4% −22.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge HDV (slight) 0.71 0.66

Sortino edge HDV (slight) 1.00 0.94

Calmar edge XLP 0.33 0.45

Reading

HDV returned more: +414.1% to +342.4%. XLP swung slightly less: 13.2% to 13.9%. XLP fell less at its worst: −22.2% to −33.4%.

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Risk and return: HDV vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	XLP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+414.1%	+342.4%	HDV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+11.1%	+10.0%	HDV (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+197.8%	+191.8%	HDV (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	13.9%	13.2%	XLP (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	9.8%	9.3%	XLP (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−33.4%	−22.2%	XLP	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.71	0.66	HDV (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.00	0.94	HDV (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.33	0.45	XLP	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 811 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

27%

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

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27% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV XLP

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46% 7.69%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04% 6.56%

COCA-COLA 4.26% 7.34%

PEPSICO 3.89% 4.10%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 3.75% 4.54%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 1.29% 4.19%

KIMBERLY CLARK 0.88% 2.17%

KENVUE 0.75% 2.23%

SYSCO 0.54% 2.35%

HERSHEY FOODS 0.39% 1.44%

CONSTELLATION BRANDS CLASS A 0.31% 1.17%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

AMGEN INC 2.78%

MCDONALDS CORP 2.55%

NEXTERA ENERGY 2.54%

Only in XLP

WALMART INC 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%

TARGET CORP 3.94%

MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP 3.88%

KEURIG DR PEPPER INC 2.83%

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO 2.25%

KROGER CO 2.24%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples 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 Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +13.8%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 99.6%

Holdings 77 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $14.6bn

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

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HDV and XLP do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. HDV follows Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index and XLP follows Consumer Staples Select Sector Index.
Holdings in common. 27% 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 XLP +13.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 15.6 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%.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or XLP?: Neither: HDV and XLP both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 100% of XLP 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 ↗

XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLP 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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