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

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DGRO vs MAGS: how they differ

DGRO and MAGS hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and MAGS hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRO and MAGS both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGROMAGS
APPLE INC2.94%4.12%
MICROSOFT CORP2.92%3.62%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGROOnly in MAGS
BROADCOM INC 3.25%TREASURY BILL 65.41%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%Roundhill Ultra Short Duration 8.06%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%NVIDIA Corp 4.15%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%Amazon.com Inc 4.11%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%Tesla Inc 4.07%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%Meta Platforms Inc 3.59%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 2.08%Alphabet Inc 2.89%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.94%

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 MAGS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
MAGS
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesRoundhill
What it isCore Dividend GrowthMagnificent Seven
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+14.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts−3.1 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.30%
Already in the S&P 50094.7%26.5%
Holdings3949

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%.

MAGS in plain words

MAGS is an index equity fund tracking the Magnificent Seven. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 26% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 9 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or MAGS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or MAGS?
DGRO charges 0.08% a year and MAGS charges 0.30%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and MAGS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 26% of MAGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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