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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IGSB?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB 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 IGSB: how they differ

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

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and IGSB 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 IGSB
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%
APPLE INC 2.94%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	ABBVIE INC 0.14%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	BOEING CO 0.12%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	MARS INC 0.12%

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 IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.04%
Holdings	394	4606

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%.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IGSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IGSB?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DGRO against IGSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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