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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XRT +2.4%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or XRT?

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 XRT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to XRT's +2.4%; 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 $362m for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+2.4%

XRT total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.35%

XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.0 points; HDV is far larger, $15.9bn against $362m.

HDV vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	XRT
Return
Measure	HDV	XRT
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+2.4%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	XRT
Below its high		9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	XRT
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	S&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	XRT
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$362m
Holdings
Measure	HDV	XRT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	16.6%

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

What they share

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

TRACTOR SUPPLY 0.21% 1.29%

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 XRT

KOHLS CORP 1.85%

MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%

BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%

ETSY INC 1.68%

VICTORIA S SECRET + CO 1.66%

BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%

GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%

OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail 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 Retail

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +2.4%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 22.5%

Holdings 77 74

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $362m

HDV and XRT 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%.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or XRT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or XRT?: 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 XRT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 22% of XRT 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 ↗

XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRT 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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