## [# The 5 Most Popular Dividend ETFs of 2025 ](/sections/features/5-most-popular-dividend-etfs-2025)
# The 5 Most Popular Dividend ETFs of 2025
Dividend ETFs are drawing billions in 2025. Here are the biggest funds, and where investors are putting new money.
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Oct 13, 2025
Edited by: ETF.com Staff
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Dividend ETFs are a staple for investors seeking steady income and the comfort of owning companies that return cash to shareholders year after year. But not all dividend funds are built the same.
Some focus on dividend growth, holding stocks of companies that consistently raise their payouts over time. Others chase high yield, prioritizing stocks that pay more right now, even if those payments don’t grow much.
These two styles often lead to different sector tilts compared to the broader market. Most high-yield funds currently hold heavy exposure to energy, consumer staples, and health care, while dividend-growth funds lean toward financials and health care. Both tend to be underweight technology relative to the S&P 500.
Investors should always check under the hood to see what their exposure really looks like. Dividend strategies are ultimately factor strategies, meaning they can either outperform or lag the broader market significantly depending on market conditions.
Below are the five biggest dividend ETFs by assets under management, followed by the five most popular by 2025 inflows.
## The Big 5
The largest dividend ETF in the market is the [**Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG)**](/vig). With about $98 billion in assets, it tracks the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, which includes companies that have raised dividends every year for at least a decade.
The index excludes the highest-yielding 25% of eligible stocks to avoid firms whose large payouts may not be sustainable. VIG currently yields around 1.6%, compared to the S&P 500’s 1.1%.
Next is the [**Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD)**](/schd), with roughly $70 billion under management. It tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, which screens for high-yielding companies with strong financials. SCHD’s SEC yield of about 3.9% is among the highest for large, diversified dividend funds, making it a favorite for income-focused investors.
The [**Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM)**](/vym), at $66 billion in assets, also targets stocks with above-average dividend yields. It tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index and currently offers a SEC yield near 2.5%.
The [**iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO)**](/dgro) fits squarely in the dividend-growth camp. It tracks the Morningstar U.S. Dividend Growth Index, emphasizing companies with a record of uninterrupted payouts and the capacity to keep raising them. DGRO manages roughly $35 billion and yields about 2.2%.
Rounding out the top five is the [**Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (CGDV)**](/cgdv). Unlike the others, it’s actively managed and aims for a yield above the S&P 500. The fund has gathered around $23 billion in assets and yields about 1.4%.
*Source: ETF.com* [*Dividend Topics Page*](https://www.etf.com/topics/dividend)
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The Top 5 by Inflows
Two of the largest dividend ETFs also rank among the top five by 2025 inflows. So far this year, CGDV leads with about $7.6 billion of net inflows, followed by SCHD with $5.5 billion.
The next three funds attracting the most new money aren’t among the biggest by total assets.
The [**Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI)**](/vymi) has taken in about $2.9 billion in 2025, the [**First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)**](/rdvy) has added $2.7 billion, and the [**Fidelity High Dividend ETF (FDVV)**](/fdvv) has seen $2.3 billion of inflows.
VYMI serves as the international counterpart to VYM, offering exposure to higher-yielding stocks outside the U.S.
RDVY focuses on companies with a history of raising dividends and the financial strength to keep doing so, though its current SEC yield is just 0.9%—lower than the S&P 500.
FDVV, which tracks the Fidelity High Dividend Index, yields about 2.8%, in line with other high-dividend-yield ETFs like VYM.
For more information on any of the funds mentioned in this article, click through to their ETF.com fund pages.
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