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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IJT?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 0% of IJT 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 IJT: how they differ

DGRO and IJT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions DGRO and IJT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	DGRO	IJT
RADIAN GROUP INC	0.04%	0.28%
KONTOOR BRANDS INC	0.03%	0.25%
VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC	0.03%	0.28%
STEPSTONE GROUP INC	0.02%	0.33%
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC	0.02%	0.24%
COHEN & STEERS INC	0.02%	0.11%
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC	0.02%	0.23%
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	0.01%	0.76%
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	0.01%	0.29%
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	0.01%	0.25%
GRIFFON CORP	0.01%	0.25%
BANCFIRST CORP	0.01%	0.16%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRO	Only in IJT
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	FormFactor, Inc. 1.38%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	Viasat, Inc. 1.35%
APPLE INC 2.94%	Argan, Inc. 1.24%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 1.22%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	Krystal Biotech, Inc. 1.08%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	ESCO Technologies, Inc. 1.00%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	Alkermes plc 0.97%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	Everus Construction Group, Inc. 0.94%

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 IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	94.7%	0.0%
Holdings	394	347

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%.

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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 347 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IJT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IJT?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 0% of IJT 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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