ETF comparison
FDLvsHDV
Both Dividend.
First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund · iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Holdings overlap
31 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FDL and HDV would leave roughly36.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
HDV is 35 bps cheaper than FDL. On a $100,000 position that's about $350/yr more in fees for FDL.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FDL vs HDV.
Top shared holdings
31 shared in total| # | Holding | In FDL | In HDV | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEVRON CORP | 7.43% | 6.42% | 6.42% |
| 2 | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC | 6.06% | 4.17% | 4.17% |
| 3 | ALTRIA GROUP INC | 4.64% | 3.70% | 3.70% |
| 4 | PEPSICO INC | 4.84% | 3.66% | 3.66% |
| 5 | BLACKSTONE INC | 2.31% | 2.42% | 2.31% |
| 6 | US BANCORP | 2.27% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
| 7 | ACCENTURE PLC | 1.84% | 1.64% | 1.64% |
| 8 | DUKE ENERGY CORP | 2.21% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| 9 | SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) | 2.32% | 1.55% | 1.55% |
| 10 | MEDTRONIC PLC | 2.28% | 1.55% | 1.55% |
| 11 | MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC | 1.57% | 1.31% | 1.31% |
| 12 | KINDER MORGAN INC | 1.54% | 1.09% | 1.09% |
Only in FDL
70 total- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC7.17%
- PFIZER INC5.91%
- BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY3.43%
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC3.15%
- COMCAST CORP3.13%
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP1.70%
- ONEOK INC1.69%
- DOMINION ENERGY INC1.50%
- TARGET CORP1.41%
- PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC1.31%
Only in HDV
44 total- EXXON MOBIL CORP8.42%
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON5.68%
- ABBVIE INC5.44%
- PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)4.46%
- HOME DEPOT INC (THE)4.07%
- COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)3.86%
- PROGRESSIVE CORP (THE)3.79%
- MERCK & COMPANY INC3.77%
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC3.54%
- QUALCOMM INC2.37%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.