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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 USMV: how they differ

DGRW and USMV hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and DGRW returned more over the year.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and USMV hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRW and USMV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGRWUSMV
NVIDIA CORP7.95%1.64%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP1.59%1.60%
MICROSOFT CORP5.75%1.56%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.44%1.81%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON2.34%1.44%
MCDONALD'S CORP1.57%1.25%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)2.88%1.20%
MERCK & COMPANY INC1.18%1.18%
T-MOBILE US INC1.48%1.17%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC1.15%1.49%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP1.59%1.11%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)1.40%1.11%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRWOnly in USMV
ALPHABET INC 2.31%DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%
CATERPILLAR INC 1.80%THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.99%Chubb Limited 1.50%
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) 0.95%WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. 1.48%
LAM RESEARCH CORP 0.90%MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 1.46%
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 0.89%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.42%
HALLIBURTON COMPANY 0.84%VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED 1.36%
CUMMINS INC 0.78%CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC. 1.35%

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 USMV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRW
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
USMV
iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerWisdomTreeiShares
What it isU.S. Quality Dividend GrowthMSCI USA Min Vol Factor
Total return, 1 year+12.4%+6.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−5.1 pts−10.9 pts
Expense ratio0.28%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%94.8%
Holdings197170

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%.

USMV in plain words

USMV is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 170 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or USMV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and USMV returned +6.6%, so DGRW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRW or USMV?
DGRW charges 0.28% a year and USMV charges 0.15%, so USMV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRW and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 95% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 30% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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