Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs VIG: how they differ
DGRW and VIG hold 48% of their weight in the same names.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and VIG hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DGRW | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.75% | 3.99% |
| APPLE INC | 3.87% | 4.10% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.34% | 2.51% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.34% | 5.21% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 1.80% | 1.88% |
| ABBVIE INC | 2.07% | 1.69% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 1.59% | 2.92% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.53% | 3.36% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 2.92% | 1.52% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 2.81% | 1.48% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.44% | 1.64% |
| VISA INC | 1.41% | 2.34% |
| Only in DGRW | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.95% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.97% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.20% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.32% | Linde PLC 1.06% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.31% | Morgan Stanley 1.04% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.71% | PepsiCo Inc 0.98% |
| T-MOBILE US INC 1.48% | NextEra Energy Inc 0.92% |
| CHEVRON CORP 1.38% | Amgen Inc 0.84% |
| CORNING INC 1.23% | Eaton Corp PLC 0.76% |
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 WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 197 | 332 |
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%.
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and VIG returned +12.4%, so DGRW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or VIG?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 48% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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