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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IEI returned −1.0%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IEI?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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DGRO vs IEI: how they differ

DGRO and IEI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and IEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRO	Only in IEI
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	United States of America 2.93%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	United States of America 2.31%
APPLE INC 2.94%	United States of America 2.28%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	United States of America 2.26%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	United States of America 2.14%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	United States of America 2.11%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	United States of America 2.11%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	United States of America 2.11%

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 May 31, 2026.

DGRO and IEI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Holdings	394	83

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%.

IEI in plain words

IEI is a bond fund tracking the 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IEI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IEI returned −1.0%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IEI?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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