Which returned more over the last year, DFUV or DGRO?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUV returned +26.8% and DGRO +15.8%.

Which is cheaper, DFUV or DGRO?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFUV and DGRO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 79% of DFUV and 92% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFUV vs DGRO: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFUV and DGRO hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and DFUV returned +26.8% over the year. Net assets: $15.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF, and $43.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF.

DGRO costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points; DGRO is 2.8 times larger.

DFUV vs DGRO: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DFUV	DGRO
Expense ratio	0.21%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$15.4bn	$42.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+26.8%	+15.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index
Holdings in common	36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	25.9%	27.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+26.8%

DFUV total return, 1 year

+15.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

0.21%

DFUV expense ratio

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUV and DGRO hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFUV DGRO

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 3.22% 3.15%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.86% 2.79%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.50% 2.75%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.50% 1.63%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 1.42% 1.81%

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.33% 1.43%

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 1.04% 1.03%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 0.99% 1.28%

MERCK & CO., INC. 0.83% 1.85%

RTX CORPORATION 1.07% 0.83%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.82% 0.92%

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.72% 0.91%

Only in DFUV

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.47%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.86%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.72%

CHEVRON CORPORATION 2.00%

LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.20%

INTEL CORPORATION 1.19%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1.17%

AT&T INC. 0.90%

Only in DGRO

MICROSOFT 3.27%

APPLE 3.11%

ABBVIE 2.99%

BROADCOM INC 2.79%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 2.29%

HOME DEPOT 1.91%

COCA-COLA 1.88%

PEPSICO 1.68%

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On the same fields

DFUV

Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF

DGRO

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Dividend Growth

Total return, 1 year +26.8% +15.8%

Expense ratio 0.21% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 79.0% 91.8%

Holdings 1332 393

Net assets, DFUV as of Jul 31, 2026 and DGRO as of Oct 9, 2026 $15.4bn $43.1bn

DFUV and DGRO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DFUV

DFUV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.21% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 79% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,332 positions, with the top ten at 25.9%.

About DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUV or DGRO?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUV returned +26.8% and DGRO +15.8%.
Which is cheaper, DFUV or DGRO?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUV and DGRO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 79% of DFUV and 92% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFUV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFUV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional 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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