Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or DGRW?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and DGRW returned +12.4%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or DGRW?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and DGRW charges 0.28%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DGRO and DGRW overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 97% of DGRW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 46% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DGRO vs DGRW: how they differ

DGRO and DGRW hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and DGRW hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRO and DGRW both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	DGRO	DGRW
APPLE INC	2.94%	3.87%
MICROSOFT CORP	2.92%	5.75%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON	2.64%	2.34%
BROADCOM INC	3.25%	2.34%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC	2.32%	2.92%
ABBVIE INC	2.53%	2.07%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE)	1.90%	2.81%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)	1.80%	2.88%
EXXON MOBIL CORP	2.91%	1.59%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC	1.73%	1.44%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)	2.08%	1.40%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP	1.28%	1.59%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRO	Only in DGRW
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	NVIDIA CORP 7.95%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.94%	META PLATFORMS INC 2.97%
PEPSICO INC 1.70%	ALPHABET INC 2.32%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 1.29%	ALPHABET INC 2.31%
MORGAN STANLEY 1.28%	T-MOBILE US INC 1.48%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.23%	CHEVRON CORP 1.38%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 1.19%	CORNING INC 1.23%
CITIGROUP INC 1.12%	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.15%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

DGRO and DGRW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	WisdomTree
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	U.S. Quality Dividend Growth
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.28%
Already in the S&P 500	94.7%	96.7%
Holdings	394	197

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 394 positions, with the top ten at 26.6%.

DGRW in plain words

DGRW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 197 positions, with the top ten at 36.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or DGRW?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and DGRW returned +12.4%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or DGRW?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and DGRW charges 0.28%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and DGRW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 97% of DGRW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 46% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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