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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGGR vs DGRO: how they differ

CGGR and DGRO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and DGRO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in DGRO
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%MICROSOFT 3.45%
Tesla Inc 5.85%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.20%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.20%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.07%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%APPLE 3.04%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%ABBVIE 3.02%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%BROADCOM INC 2.38%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.16%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

CGGR and DGRO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapital GroupiShares
What it isGrowthCore Dividend Growth
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%94.7%
Holdings89387

CGGR in plain words

CGGR is an index equity fund tracking the Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 89 positions, with the top ten at 44.2%.

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or DGRO?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and DGRO returned +17.4%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or DGRO?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and DGRO charges 0.08%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and DGRO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 95% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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CGGR against DGRO, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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