Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs VNQ: how they differ
DGRW and VNQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DGRW returned more over the year.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DGRW | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.95% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.75% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| APPLE INC 3.87% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.97% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34% | Realty Income Corp 3.12% |
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 | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 197 | 146 |
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%.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so DGRW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or VNQ?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 63% of VNQ 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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