iShares Select Dividend ETF
$156.01+0.68 (+0.44%)
- 0.38%
- $22.5B
- +16.4%
- 3.44%
- 0.4M sh
- $154.37
- low $137.16high $167.06
The ETF.net DVY Grade
A
Score 70 out of 100
- 12 of 53
Score 70 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.C52 out of 100Rank 24 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A92 out of 100Rank 6 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C47 out of 100Rank 31 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A91 out of 100Rank 3 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A70 out of 100Rank 12 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A88 out of 100Rank 2 of 53
Our read on DVY
AOne of the original US dividend ETFs (2003). It starts with the high yielders, then makes them prove they can keep paying, landing on about 100 names from a rules-based screen rather than a market-cap sweep.
The Fund tracks an index of relatively high dividend-paying U.S. equities, using a rules-based selection of high-yielding stocks with dividend sustainability and liquidity requirements.
Why people hold it
- Launched in 2003, one of the first dividend ETFs on the market, and today a multi-billion-dollar fund with two decades of live history behind the strategy.ishares.com
- The index screens for dividend sustainability and liquidity, not just a fat yield, so a name has to show it can keep the checks coming to get in.ishares.com
- Tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index closely, trades with everyday liquidity, and distributes quarterly.
- Among the stronger implementations in the US dividend-screen crowd: the fund delivers the mandate its documents describe, without structural asterisks.
Worth knowing
- At 0.38% it sits near the middle of dividend screeners, but rivals like SCHD (0.06%) and VIG (0.04%) run their versions for a fraction of the fee.
- A yield-first screen of roughly 100 stocks leans toward mature, income-heavy industries, so sector weights can look nothing like a broad market fund.
- US equities only. Foreign dividend payers sit outside the mandate.
DVY Holdings
- Stocks
- 102
- 20%
- PFE
Sectors
- Financials25.3%
- Utilities21.9%
- Consumer Staples13.9%
- Energy10.9%
- Consumer Discretionary6.2%
- Materials5.6%
- Health Care5.5%
- Communication5.5%
- Information Technology3.4%
- Industrials1.8%
Geography
- United States97.57%
- United Kingdom1.23%
- Ireland1.20%
DVY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
DVY$11,645
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | DVY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.7% |
| 1 month | −3.5% |
| 3 months | −1.8% |
| 1 year | +16.4% |
| 3 years | +17.5% |
| 5 years | +9.8% |
| 10 years | +10.2% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DVY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.7% | |
| 2025 | +11.6% | |
| 2024 | +16.3% | |
| 2023 | +1.2% | |
| 2022 | +1.8% | |
| 2021 | +31.7% | |
| 2020 | −4.9% |
DVY in the news
DVY Dividends
- 3.44%
- $5.34
- $1.33 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DVY Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 0.90
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.
- −17.5%
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.
- 0.57
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DVY Cost
0.38%
DVY0.38%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
23 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
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- AUDIVFranklin U.S. Core Dividend Tilt Index ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +23.7%
- AHDViShares Core High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +24.3%
- BSDOGALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETFExpense ratio 0.36%1 year return +23.0%
- BDONWisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +11.3%