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iShares Select Dividend ETF

DVYNasdaqiSharesB

$163.27+0.74 (+0.46%)

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

B69/ 100

Rank 13 of 53 in US Dividend Index

B69/100Rank 13 of 53inUS Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 162.53 to 163.27. Range 162.51 to 163.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.162.80163.00163.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.38%
Fund size
$23.7B
1Y total return
+21.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.27%
Holdings
100
Avg volume · 30D
345K sh
52W range
low $137.16high $167.06
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net DVY Grade

B

Score 69 out of 100

Category
US Dividend Index⁠
Rank
13 of 53
Six-pillar profile for DVY. Scores out of 100: Cost 45, Risk 48, Mission 92, Tradability 94, Holdings 70, Durability 88. Strongest: Tradability (94). Weakest: Cost (45). No single pillar leads.

Score 69 of 100 falls in the B 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.
    C45 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 53

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 50

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 53

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 53

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A70 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 53

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 53

Our read on DVY

ETF.net Research

In short

BOne 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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Nov 3, 2003

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

DVY$12,151
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. DVY $12,151. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 DVY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDVY
Year to date+18.5%
1 month+6.7%
3 months+2.1%
1 year+21.5%
3 yearsper year+19.2%
5 yearsper year+10.4%
10 yearsper year+11.0%

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 DVY
YearReturn barDVY
2026 YTD+18.5%
2025+11.6%
2024+16.3%
2023+1.2%
2022+1.8%
2021+31.7%
2020−4.9%

DVY in the news

DVY 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 Nov 2, 2026.
3.27%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$5.34Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.33 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. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.70; Jun 27, 2017 $0.73; Sep 26, 2017 $0.73; Dec 19, 2017 $0.80; Mar 22, 2018 $0.78; Jun 26, 2018 $0.80; Sep 26, 2018 $0.86; Dec 17, 2018 $0.75; Mar 20, 2019 $0.87; Jun 17, 2019 $0.88; Sep 24, 2019 $0.96; Dec 16, 2019 $0.89; Mar 25, 2020 $0.95; Jun 15, 2020 $0.80; Sep 23, 2020 $0.95; Dec 14, 2020 $0.83; Mar 25, 2021 $0.96; Jun 10, 2021 $0.99; Sep 24, 2021 $1.03; Dec 13, 2021 $0.84; Mar 24, 2022 $0.89; Jun 9, 2022 $0.87; Sep 26, 2022 $1.35; Dec 13, 2022 $1.04; Mar 23, 2023 $1.01; Jun 7, 2023 $0.82; Sep 26, 2023 $1.46; Dec 20, 2023 $1.19; Mar 21, 2024 $1.00; Jun 11, 2024 $0.93; Sep 25, 2024 $1.55; Dec 17, 2024 $1.32; Mar 18, 2025 $1.05; Jun 16, 2025 $1.23; Sep 16, 2025 $1.25; Dec 16, 2025 $1.62; Mar 17, 2026 $1.15; Jun 15, 2026 $1.25; Sep 15, 2026 $1.33. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$1.33
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.25
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$1.15
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.62
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$1.25
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$1.23
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$1.05
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.32
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$1.55
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.93
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$1.00
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$1.19

See all 92 payments⁠

$10,000 in DVY 10 years ago paid $4,900 in dividends.⁠

DVY Risk

Risk pillarC48 out of 100Rank 30 of 53 in US Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.0%
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.
1.14
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.
−17.5%
Trough Oct 2023
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.
0.57
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.

DVY Cost

Compare DVY and VIG

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$6,857

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

  • DVY 0.38%

    $7,706

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DVY 0.38%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530DVY $7,706VIG $849

Year by year

YearDVYVIGOverpaying
10$688$73$615
20$2,658$288$2,370
30$7,706$849$6,857

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