iShares vs ALPS: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

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iShares vs ALPS: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Income: ALPS wins, 90% to 88% of funds made money

Every dot is one income fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · INCOME	iShares	ALPS
Funds in the category	18	10
Made money (W–L)	14–2	9–1
Win %	88%	90%
Money made	$18.5B	$652M
Typical return	+14.9%	+15.7%
Launches · 2026	0	0
Assets	$132B	$3.8B
Fee per $100	$0.26	$0.44

The biggest income funds on each side

iShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
DGRO	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	$45.3B	+21.5% ✓
DVY	iShares Select Dividend ETF	$23.8B	+21.2% ✓
BINC	iShares Flexible Income Active ETF	$16.8B	+0.6% ✓
HDV	iShares Core High Dividend ETF	$16.3B	+33.9% ✓
PFF	iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$11.6B	−4.8% ✕
IDV	iShares International Select Dividend ETF	$8.3B	+20.7% ✓

ALPS

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
SDOG	ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF	$1.5B	+29.5% ✓
OUSM	ALPS O'Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF	$810M	+15.7% ✓
OUSA	ALPS Funds O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF	$735M	+14.6% ✓
IDOG	ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF	$570M	+20.8% ✓
RFDA	ALPS Dynamic US Dividend Advantage ETF	$79M	+17.4% ✓
RIGS	ALPS Strategic Income Fund	$55M	+0.4% ✓