Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs SCHD: how they differ
DGRW and SCHD hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and SCHD hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DGRW | SCHD |
|---|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 2.92% | 5.10% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 2.88% | 3.96% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 2.81% | 3.37% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 1.40% | 3.55% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 1.38% | 3.84% |
| MERCK & COMPANY INC | 1.18% | 3.87% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 1.15% | 3.66% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | 0.98% | 5.92% |
| QUALCOMM INC | 0.76% | 6.75% |
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC | 0.71% | 2.25% |
| FORD MOTOR CO | 0.44% | 1.72% |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP | 0.30% | 1.13% |
| Only in DGRW | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.95% | Amgen Inc 3.48% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.75% | PepsiCo Inc 3.45% |
| APPLE INC 3.87% | Abbott Laboratories 2.97% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.97% | Altria Group Inc 2.94% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 2.94% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.34% | Accenture PLC 2.90% |
| ORACLE CORP 2.34% | Lockheed Martin Corp 2.71% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.32% | Comcast Corp 2.25% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | Schwab |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +27.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | +10.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 95.1% |
| Holdings | 197 | 99 |
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%.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or SCHD?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 95% of SCHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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