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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 RSP: how they differ

DGRO and RSP hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and RSP hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRO and RSP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGRORSP
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC0.31%0.27%
QUALCOMM INC1.10%0.26%
ELEVANCE HEALTH INC0.45%0.25%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC2.32%0.25%
ANALOG DEVICES INC0.54%0.24%
CATERPILLAR INC0.79%0.24%
BROADCOM INC3.25%0.24%
STATE STREET CORP0.26%0.23%
CUMMINS INC0.30%0.23%
MORGAN STANLEY1.28%0.23%
KLA CORP0.27%0.23%
LAM RESEARCH CORP0.35%0.23%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGROOnly in RSP
ACCENTURE PLC 0.76%Intel Corp. 0.38%
MEDTRONIC PLC 0.72%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
LINDE PLC 0.65%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%
EATON CORP PLC 0.44%ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%
CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 0.32%Sandisk Corp. 0.32%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.31%Western Digital Corp. 0.31%
CRH PLC 0.24%Ciena Corp. 0.30%
JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 0.24%Centene Corp. 0.29%

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 RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isCore Dividend GrowthS&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts−2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50094.7%99.1%
Holdings394503

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%.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or RSP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and RSP returned +14.8%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or RSP?
DGRO charges 0.08% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 99% of RSP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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