Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs VUG: how they differ
DGRW and VUG hold 41% of their weight in the same names.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and VUG hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DGRW | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 7.95% | 12.63% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.75% | 7.62% |
| APPLE INC | 3.87% | 11.67% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.97% | 3.41% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.34% | 4.29% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.32% | 4.54% |
| ALPHABET INC | 2.31% | 5.76% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.71% | 1.60% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.53% | 2.81% |
| VISA INC | 1.41% | 1.54% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 0.90% | 1.51% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 0.84% | 1.16% |
| Only in DGRW | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88% | Tesla Inc 3.27% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.62% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34% | Sandisk Corp 0.94% |
| ABBVIE INC 2.07% | GE Vernova Inc 0.89% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 1.80% | Netflix Inc 0.84% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.59% | Intel Corp 0.79% |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.59% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 0.78% |
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 | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 197 | 147 |
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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and VUG returned +12.9%, so VUG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or VUG?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 41% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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