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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 XLE: how they differ

DGRW and XLE hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned more over the year.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and XLE hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRW and XLE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGRWXLE
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP1.59%22.71%
CHEVRON CORP1.38%16.12%
HALLIBURTON COMPANY0.84%1.71%
CONOCOPHILLIPS0.12%6.58%
VALERO ENERGY CORP0.07%4.65%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP0.07%4.49%
EOG RESOURCES INC0.06%4.15%
PHILLIPS 660.06%4.08%
TARGA RESOURCES CORP0.05%3.46%
DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC0.04%2.05%
DEVON ENERGY CORP0.04%2.86%
EQT CORP0.03%2.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRWOnly in XLE
NVIDIA CORP 7.95%Williams Cos Inc/The 5.04%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.75%SLB Ltd 4.10%
APPLE INC 3.87%Kinder Morgan Inc 3.76%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.97%Baker Hughes Co 3.31%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92%ONEOK Inc 3.29%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88%Occidental Petroleum Corp 2.12%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34%

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 and XLE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRW
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
XLE
State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerWisdomTreeState Street
What it isU.S. Quality Dividend GrowthEnergy
Total return, 1 year+12.4%+50.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−5.1 pts+33.2 pts
Expense ratio0.28%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%100.0%
Holdings19721

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%.

XLE in plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 21 positions, with the top ten at 75.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or XLE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRW or XLE?
DGRW charges 0.28% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so XLE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRW and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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