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Is HDV a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) is a US dividend ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores HDV 5.9 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.7), lowest on Value (1.5). It trades at 21.3 times earnings, against its own median of 18.1. Its ten largest holdings are 56% of the fund.

What stands out in HDV's data

High-dividend U.S. stocks, screened for quality and payout consistency.

Carries a richer price tag than most dividend peers — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Trailing P/E multiple of 21.3x places it among the priciest in its category, above the 18.8x median. The 0.08% fee, however, is far below the typical 0.4% cost.

A core income sleeve for a portfolio that can accept a higher entry price for yield.

Why did HDV move this week? It rose 1.2% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Exxonmobil and Philip Morris International drove it

HDV rose 1.2% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Exxonmobil (+2.2%), Philip Morris International (+2.6%) and BlackStone (+6.8%); PepsiCo (−1.5%) pushed the other way.

How is HDV rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) 5.9 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) 5.9 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 5.9 / 10
  • Growth: 4.9 / 10
  • Value: 1.5 / 10
  • Risk: 9.7 / 10
  • Quality: 7.4 / 10
  • Return: 6.4 / 10

Is HDV expensive right now? It trades at 21.3 times earnings, against its own median of 18.1

As of October 28, 2026, HDV is more expensive than 84% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from HDV's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside HDV?

What's inside HDV: Size (Large 93%, Mid 7%, Small 0%); Geography (International 2%, US 98%); Tech 0.8%; AI 0.3%; Semiconductors 0.5%; Memory 0.3%.

What are HDV's top holdings? The ten largest are 56% of the fund

Exxonmobil, Chevron, Abbvie, Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris International, Verizon Communications, Home Depot, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Altria are HDV's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 96% of Dividend US ETFs.

Half of HDV's weight sits in its 9 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 25 equally weighted holdings.

What is HDV's expense ratio? 0.08% a year

As of October 28, 2026, HDV charges 0.08% a year, yields 3.11% and holds $16.0B in assets across 77 positions.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) — cost, income and size
MeasureHDV
Expense ratio0.08%
Dividend yield3.11%
Assets under management$16.0B
Holdings77

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/hdv

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