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

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DGRO vs FBCG: how they differ

DGRO and FBCG hold 17% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and FBCG hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRO and FBCG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGROFBCG
BROADCOM INC3.25%3.74%
APPLE INC2.94%9.64%
MICROSOFT CORP2.92%5.20%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY1.14%2.25%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.78%0.69%
MASTERCARD INC0.61%0.81%
ORACLE CORP0.81%0.49%
LOWE'S COMPANIES INC0.57%0.48%
ABBVIE INC2.53%0.42%
TJX COMPANIES INC (THE)0.42%0.39%
AMPHENOL CORP0.29%0.38%
VISA INC1.05%0.27%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGROOnly in FBCG
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%NVIDIA CORP 14.62%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.94%ALPHABET INC 9.10%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.84%AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 1.80%META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 1.75%NETFLIX INC 2.23%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.73%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 2.03%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 1.29%TESLA INC 1.45%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.28%APPLOVIN CORP 1.26%

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.

DGRO and FBCG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesFidelity
What it isCore Dividend GrowthBlue Chip Growth
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+17.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts−0.2 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.57%
Already in the S&P 50094.7%86.8%
Holdings394214

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%.

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or FBCG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and FBCG returned +17.3%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or FBCG?
DGRO charges 0.08% a year and FBCG charges 0.57%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and FBCG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 87% of FBCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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