ETF comparison

FDLvsHDV

Both Dividend.

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund · iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
36.6%

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.

FDL only 63.2%Shared 36.6%HDV only 63.1%
In FDL only
70 positions
Shared
31 positions
In HDV only
44 positions

Side by side

FDL

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

First Trust · Dividend

68composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.43%
Net assets
$8.09B
TTM yield
3.55%
Top-10 conc.
48.1%
HDV

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

iShares · Dividend

83composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$15.49B
TTM yield
3.40%
Top-10 conc.
50.1%

Sub-score comparison

57
Cost
92
73
Tax efficiency
74
96
Liquidity
100
46
Concentration
43
Tracking quality
FDLsub-scoreHDV

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

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
#HoldingIn FDLIn HDVOverlap
1CHEVRON CORP7.43%6.42%6.42%
2PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC6.06%4.17%4.17%
3ALTRIA GROUP INC4.64%3.70%3.70%
4PEPSICO INC4.84%3.66%3.66%
5BLACKSTONE INC2.31%2.42%2.31%
6US BANCORP2.27%1.68%1.68%
7ACCENTURE PLC1.84%1.64%1.64%
8DUKE ENERGY CORP2.21%1.57%1.57%
9SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)2.32%1.55%1.55%
10MEDTRONIC PLC2.28%1.55%1.55%
11MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC1.57%1.31%1.31%
12KINDER MORGAN INC1.54%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.