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AVDV vs DGRO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to DGRO's +18.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and $44.6bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF.

AVDV on its own →DGRO on its own →
At a glance
+22.8%
AVDV total return, 1 year
+18.8%
DGRO total return, 1 year
0.36%
AVDV expense ratio
0.08%
DGRO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; DGRO is 2.2 times larger.

AVDV vs DGRO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVDVDGRO
Return
Total return, 1 year+22.8%+18.8%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMorningstar US Dividend Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.36%0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$20.0bn$44.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.2%27.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and DGRO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV DGRO
RESOLUTE MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.30% 0.12%
AMP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.08% 0.12%
OVINTIV INC COMMON STOCK 0.13% 0.08%
PANTORO GOLD LTD COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.04%
EMERALD RESOURCES NL COMMON STOCK 0.03% 0.30%
HELIA GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.18% 0.03%
FOX WIZEL LTD COMMON STOCK ILS.01 0.03% 0.02%
NEUREN PHARMACEUTICALS LTD COMMON STOCK 0.05% 0.02%
PARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.0 0.20% 0.02%
AUSTRALIAN FINANCE GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.06%
CORTICEIRA AMORIM SA COMMON STOCK EUR1.0 0.01% 0.10%
AEP PLANTATIONS PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.025 0.00% 0.48%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVDV
AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 0.81%
WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.68%
CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67%
TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%
PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59%
B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%
LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.58%
JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.478994 0.56%
Only in DGRO
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.24%
MICROSOFT 3.14%
APPLE 3.11%
ABBVIE 3.00%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.77%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.68%
BROADCOM INC 2.55%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.42%
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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Dividend Growth
Total return, 1 year +22.8% +18.8%
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.8%
Holdings 1732 393
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $44.6bn

AVDV and DGRO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or DGRO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and DGRO +18.8%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or DGRO?
DGRO is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and DGRO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 92% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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AVDV on its own →DGRO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVDV dividend history →AVDV holdings →DGRO dividend history →DGRO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for DGRO ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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