Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs SPY: how they differ
DGRW and SPY hold 51% of their weight in the same names, and SPY returned more over the year.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and SPY hold 51% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DGRW | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.95% | 7.52% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.75% | 4.30% |
| APPLE INC | 3.87% | 6.59% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.34% | 2.77% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.32% | 2.59% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.31% | 3.25% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.97% | 1.92% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.53% | 1.47% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.34% | 0.95% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.71% | 0.89% |
| VISA INC | 1.41% | 0.88% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 1.59% | 0.88% |
| Only in DGRW | Only in SPY |
|---|---|
| FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC 0.28% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.62% |
| FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC 0.19% | Micron Technology, Inc. 2.02% |
| RELIANCE INC 0.15% | Tesla, Inc. 1.84% |
| WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC 0.13% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.47% |
| TOLL BROTHERS INC 0.13% | Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.42% |
| CARLISLE COMPANIES INC 0.12% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.36% |
| ARAMARK 0.12% | Intel Corp. 1.02% |
| DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC 0.11% | Sandisk Corp. 0.52% |
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.
| DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund | SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | S&P 500, book from IVV |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +17.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | 0.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 197 | 504 |
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%.
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, DGRW or SPY?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and SPY returned +17.5%, so SPY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or SPY?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and SPY overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 100% of SPY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 51% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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