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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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DGRW vs IEFA: how they differ

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

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and IEFA 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 DGRWOnly in IEFA
NVIDIA CORP 7.95%ASML Holding N.V. 2.23%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.75%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.25%
APPLE INC 3.87%ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.97%Novartis AG 1.11%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92%Nestle S.A. 1.03%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88%SHELL PLC 1.03%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81%Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.90%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34%COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.84%

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.

DGRW and IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRW
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerWisdomTreeiShares
What it isU.S. Quality Dividend GrowthCore MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year+12.4%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−5.1 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.28%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%0.1%
Holdings1972632

DGRW in plain words

DGRW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 197 positions, with the top ten at 36.2%.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2632 positions, with the top ten at 11.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or IEFA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRW or IEFA?
DGRW charges 0.28% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRW and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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