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BOXX vs DGRW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and DGRW an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRW returned +11.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $16.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund.

BOXX on its own →DGRW on its own →
At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+11.1%
DGRW total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.28%
DGRW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.1 points.

BOXX vs DGRW: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXDGRW
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+11.1%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedWisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.28%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and DGRW as of Jun 30, 2026$14.5bn$16.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect WisdomTree
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of U.S. Quality Dividend Growth
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +11.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −2.6 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.28%
Holdings not counted 197
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and DGRW as of Jun 30, 2026 $14.5bn $16.6bn

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

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

DGRW

DGRW tracks an index of U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +11.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 36.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or DGRW?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and DGRW +11.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or DGRW?
BOXX is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →DGRW on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →DGRW dividend history →DGRW holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
DGRW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DGRW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
WisdomTree page for DGRW ↗

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