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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IJS returned +22.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IJS?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% 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 IJS: how they differ

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

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions DGRO and IJS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	DGRO	IJS
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC	0.04%	0.65%
POOL CORP	0.04%	0.75%
RADIAN GROUP INC	0.04%	0.27%
MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC	0.03%	0.48%
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	0.03%	0.52%
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP	0.03%	0.45%
KONTOOR BRANDS INC	0.03%	0.21%
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC	0.03%	0.15%
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	0.02%	0.46%
KORN FERRY	0.02%	0.38%
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC	0.02%	0.24%
COHEN & STEERS INC	0.02%	0.12%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRO	Only in IJS
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%
APPLE INC 2.94%	EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	CARMAX INC 0.82%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	LKQ CORP 0.73%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.72%

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 IJS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+22.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	94.7%	0.0%
Holdings	394	461

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%.

IJS in plain words

IJS is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 461 positions, with the top ten at 8.3%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IJS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IJS returned +22.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IJS?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and IJS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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