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iShares Core Dividend ETF

DIVBCboeiSharesA

$71.55+0.23 (+0.32%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A80/ 100

Rank 3 of 53 in US Dividend Index

A80/100Rank 3 of 53inUS Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 71.32 to 71.55. Range 71.30 to 71.77. Use the arrow keys to read each point.71.4071.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.05%
Fund size
$2.31B
1Y total return
+40.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.08%
Holdings
384
Avg volume · 30D
298K sh
52W range
low $50.58high $71.69
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net DIVB Grade

A

Score 80 out of 100

Category
US Dividend Index⁠
Rank
3 of 53
Six-pillar profile for DIVB. Scores out of 100: Cost 95, Risk 74, Mission 86, Tradability 64, Holdings 60, Durability 71. Strongest: Cost (95). Weakest: Holdings (60). Leans toward Cost.

Score 80 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 53

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 50

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 53

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B64 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 53

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 23 of 53

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 53

Our read on DIVB

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost dividend funds only count the check that hits your account. DIVB's index also counts buybacks, treating a shrinking share count as cash returned to owners, and it charges five basis points to do it.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. companies selected for a history of dividend payments and/or share buybacks, providing equity exposure oriented toward income and long-term growth.

Why people hold it

  • Five basis points a year, one of the lowest fees in the dividend-screen aisle, where the typical fund charges many times more.
  • The Morningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index counts repurchases alongside payouts, so a company buying back stock qualifies even with a modest yield. Roughly 400 US names.
  • Sits in the top tier of a large dividend-screen peer group and stays tight to its stated mandate: US dividend payers and buyback machines, nothing exotic.
  • A billion-dollar-plus member of the iShares Core lineup, running since 2017 and distributing quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • Buybacks return value through share count, not cash in your pocket, so the income profile can sit lighter than pure high-yield screens like SPYD.
  • Moderately traded rather than a volume heavyweight like SCHD or VIG, so limit orders earn their keep, especially in size.
  • All-equity, all-US. Dividends and buybacks soften nothing when the American stock market sells off.

DIVB Performance

Launched Nov 7, 2017

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
DIVB$14,066
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. DIVB $14,066. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for DIVB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDIVB
Year to date+36.6%
1 month+10.6%
3 months+9.0%
1 year+40.7%
3 yearsper year+28.8%
5 yearsper year+14.5%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DIVB
YearReturn barDIVB
2026 YTD+36.6%
2025+15.1%
2024+18.6%
2023+13.3%
2022−10.5%
2021+31.3%
2020+10.8%

DIVB in the news

DIVB Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.08%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.48Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.42 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 36 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 19, 2017 $0.10; Mar 22, 2018 $0.13; Jun 26, 2018 $0.14; Sep 26, 2018 $0.15; Dec 17, 2018 $0.16; Mar 20, 2019 $0.17; Jun 17, 2019 $0.14; Sep 24, 2019 $0.16; Dec 16, 2019 $0.17; Mar 25, 2020 $0.17; Jun 15, 2020 $0.16; Sep 23, 2020 $0.17; Dec 14, 2020 $0.18; Mar 25, 2021 $0.16; Jun 10, 2021 $0.17; Sep 24, 2021 $0.15; Dec 13, 2021 $0.21; Mar 24, 2022 $0.16; Jun 9, 2022 $0.16; Sep 26, 2022 $0.22; Dec 13, 2022 $0.22; Mar 23, 2023 $0.31; Jun 7, 2023 $0.26; Sep 26, 2023 $0.39; Dec 20, 2023 $0.35; Mar 21, 2024 $0.25; Jun 11, 2024 $0.28; Sep 25, 2024 $0.36; Dec 17, 2024 $0.35; Mar 18, 2025 $0.31; Jun 16, 2025 $0.29; Sep 16, 2025 $0.34; Dec 16, 2025 $0.39; Mar 17, 2026 $0.34; Jun 15, 2026 $0.33; Sep 15, 2026 $0.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.42
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.33
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.34
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.39
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.34
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.29
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.31
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.35
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.36
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.28
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.25
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.35

See all 36 payments⁠

$10,000 in DIVB 5 years ago paid $1,415 in dividends.⁠

DIVB Risk

Risk pillarA74 out of 100Rank 5 of 53 in US Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.58
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−21.1%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.88
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

DIVB Cost

Compare DIVB and VIG

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$211

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DIVB 0.05%

    $1,060

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DIVB 0.05%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$250$500$750$1K$1.25K051015202530DIVB $1,060VIG $849

Year by year

YearDIVBVIGOverpaying
10$92$73$19
20$360$288$72
30$1,060$849$211

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