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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and MUB returned +0.1%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or MUB?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB 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 MUB: how they differ

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

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and MUB 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 MUB
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%
APPLE INC 2.94%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	Northwest Independent School District 0.13%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	Ohio State University (The) 0.13%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	State of New Jersey 0.13%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	State of California 0.13%

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 MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.05%
Holdings	394	6603

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%.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or MUB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and MUB returned +0.1%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or MUB?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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