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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 XLF: how they differ

DGRW and XLF hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and DGRW returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and XLF hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRW and XLF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGRWXLF
VISA INC1.41%7.51%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP0.99%4.91%
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE)0.95%1.99%
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY0.89%2.38%
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC0.66%1.06%
MASTERCARD INC0.59%5.47%
S&P GLOBAL INC0.37%1.63%
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC0.34%0.50%
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP0.30%0.67%
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC0.27%0.47%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC0.24%0.72%
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC0.24%0.35%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRWOnly in XLF
NVIDIA CORP 7.95%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 12.10%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.75%JPMorgan Chase & Co 11.57%
APPLE INC 3.87%Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 3.94%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.97%Wells Fargo & Co 3.34%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92%Morgan Stanley 3.31%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88%Citigroup Inc 3.15%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81%Blackrock Inc 1.83%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34%Progressive Corp/The 1.68%

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 XLF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRW
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
XLF
State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerWisdomTreeState Street
What it isU.S. Quality Dividend GrowthFinancials
Total return, 1 year+12.4%+7.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−5.1 pts−9.9 pts
Expense ratio0.28%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50096.7%100.0%
Holdings19776

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%.

XLF in plain words

XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 76 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or XLF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and XLF returned +7.6%, so DGRW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRW or XLF?
DGRW charges 0.28% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so XLF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRW and XLF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 100% of XLF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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