Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRO vs SPY: how they differ
DGRO and SPY hold 40% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and SPY hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DGRO | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 2.94% | 6.59% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 2.92% | 4.30% |
| BROADCOM INC | 3.25% | 2.77% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 3.05% | 1.36% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.14% | 1.47% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.64% | 0.95% |
| VISA INC | 1.05% | 0.88% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | 2.91% | 0.88% |
| WALMART INC | 0.95% | 0.77% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 0.79% | 0.76% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.73% | 0.72% |
| ABBVIE INC | 2.53% | 0.69% |
| Only in DGRO | Only in SPY |
|---|---|
| ACCENTURE PLC 0.76% | NVIDIA Corp. 7.52% |
| MEDTRONIC PLC 0.72% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62% |
| LINDE PLC 0.65% | Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 0.61% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.59% |
| EATON CORP PLC 0.44% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02% |
| CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) 0.32% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.92% |
| NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.31% | Tesla, Inc. 1.84% |
| CRH PLC 0.24% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.47% |
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 iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | State Street |
| What it is | Core Dividend Growth | S&P 500, book from IVV |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 394 | 504 |
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%.
SPY in plain words
SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or SPY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRO or SPY?
- DGRO charges 0.08% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRO and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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