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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IUSB?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB 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 IUSB: how they differ

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

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and IUSB 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 IUSB
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	United States of America 0.38%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	United States of America 0.37%
APPLE INC 2.94%	United States of America 0.37%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	United States of America 0.37%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	United States of America 0.36%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	United States of America 0.36%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	United States of America 0.36%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	United States of America 0.35%

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 IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	Core Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.06%
Holdings	394	17819

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%.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IUSB?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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