Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRW vs XLV: how they differ
DGRW and XLV hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and XLV returned more over the year.
WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and XLV hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DGRW | XLV |
|---|---|---|
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 2.92% | 6.59% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.34% | 10.67% |
| ABBVIE INC | 2.07% | 7.76% |
| ELI LILLY & COMPANY | 1.53% | 16.56% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC | 1.25% | 2.74% |
| MERCK & COMPANY INC | 1.18% | 5.54% |
| REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 0.55% | 1.09% |
| STRYKER CORP | 0.38% | 1.90% |
| MCKESSON CORP | 0.36% | 1.59% |
| ZOETIS INC | 0.16% | 0.53% |
| AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.04% | 0.66% |
| RESMED INC | 0.02% | 0.49% |
| Only in DGRW | Only in XLV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 7.95% | Amgen Inc 3.41% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.75% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.25% |
| APPLE INC 3.87% | Abbott Laboratories 2.76% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.97% | Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.46% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88% | Pfizer Inc 2.40% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81% | CVS Health Corp 2.30% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.34% | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 2.20% |
| ORACLE CORP 2.34% | Danaher Corp 2.10% |
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 | XLV State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | WisdomTree | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Quality Dividend Growth | Health care |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +20.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.1 pts | +2.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.7% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 197 | 59 |
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%.
XLV in plain words
XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 59 positions, with the top ten at 61.7%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or XLV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or XLV?
- DGRW charges 0.28% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so XLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRW and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of DGRW and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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