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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and VXF returned +14.1%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or VXF?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DGRO and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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DGRO vs VXF: how they differ

DGRO and VXF hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and VXF hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRO and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	DGRO	VXF
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC	0.18%	0.54%
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC	0.13%	0.14%
EAST WEST BANCORP INC	0.12%	0.21%
CHENIERE ENERGY INC	0.12%	0.59%
OVINTIV INC	0.09%	0.17%
DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC	0.08%	0.18%
OGE ENERGY CORP	0.08%	0.12%
DT MIDSTREAM INC	0.08%	0.18%
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC	0.07%	0.10%
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC	0.07%	0.13%
OWENS CORNING	0.07%	0.15%
UNUM GROUP	0.07%	0.15%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRO	Only in VXF
BROADCOM INC 3.25%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.05%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
APPLE INC 2.94%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.92%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 2.91%	Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.64%	Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
ABBVIE INC 2.53%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.52%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.32%	Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.47%

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 and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	94.7%	0.0%
Holdings	394	3365

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%.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and VXF returned +14.1%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or VXF?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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