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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLRE +4.3%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or XLRE?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to XLRE's +4.3%; 0% 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 $8.0bn for State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+4.3%

XLRE total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.08%

XLRE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 25.1 points; HDV is 2.0 times larger.

HDV vs XLRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	XLRE
Return
Measure	HDV	XLRE
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	XLRE
Below its high		7.7%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	XLRE
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Real Estate Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	XLRE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$8.0bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	XLRE
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	58.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and XLRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV XLRE

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%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

Only in XLRE

WELLTOWER INC 11.14%

PROLOGIS INC 8.19%

EQUINIX INC 6.72%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP 5.84%

PUBLIC STORAGE 4.87%

SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC 4.76%

VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 4.42%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC 4.34%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF XLRE State Street Real Estate 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 Real estate

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +4.3%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 99.5%

Holdings 77 31

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $8.0bn

HDV and XLRE 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%.

XLRE

XLRE tracks an index of Real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.3% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 58.9%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or XLRE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XLRE +4.3%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or XLRE?: Neither: HDV and XLRE both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 100% of XLRE 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 ↗

XLRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLRE 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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