Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs VYM: how they differ
DGRW and VYM hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and VYM hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DGRW | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC | 2.34% | 8.07% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.34% | 2.31% |
| CATERPILLAR INC | 1.80% | 1.73% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 1.59% | 2.73% |
| ABBVIE INC | 2.07% | 1.57% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.44% | 1.52% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 2.92% | 1.41% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 1.40% | 1.45% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 1.38% | 1.51% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 2.81% | 1.37% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 2.88% | 1.28% |
| ORACLE CORP | 2.34% | 1.14% |
| Only in DGRW | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.95% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.75% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 1.08% |
| APPLE INC 3.87% | Philip Morris International Inc 1.08% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.97% | Wells Fargo & Co 1.07% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.32% | RTX Corp 0.99% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.31% | Linde PLC 0.98% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.71% | PepsiCo Inc 0.91% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.53% | Morgan Stanley 0.91% |
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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 197 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or VYM?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 36% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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