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DGRO vs DIVB: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGRO and DIVB hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and DIVB returned +30.6% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $43.1bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and $2.0bn for iShares Core Dividend ETF.

DIVB costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; DGRO is far larger, $43.1bn against $2.0bn.

DGRO vs DIVB: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGRODIVB
Expense ratio0.08%0.05%
Net assets$43.1bn$2.0bn
Total return, 1 year+15.8%+30.6%
What it tracksMorningstar US Dividend Growth IndexMorningstar US Dividend and Buyback Index
Holdings in common44%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund27.4%31.9%
Below its high4.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+15.8%
DGRO total return, 1 year
+30.6%
DIVB total return, 1 year
0.08%
DGRO expense ratio
0.05%
DIVB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and DIVB hold 44% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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44% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGRO DIVB
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.15% 2.67%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.75% 2.51%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.79% 2.10%
ABBVIE 2.99% 1.96%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.38% 1.70%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.81% 1.46%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 1.40% 4.92%
MERCK & CO INC 1.85% 1.40%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.43% 1.31%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 2.29% 1.29%
WELLS FARGO 1.28% 1.13%
COCA-COLA 1.88% 1.09%
Only in DGRO
MICROSOFT 3.27%
APPLE 3.11%
BROADCOM INC 2.79%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.63%
ELI LILLY 1.29%
VISA CLASS A 1.07%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 1.03%
WALMART 1.02%
Only in DIVB
HP INC 2.12%
PAYCHEX 2.06%
CHEVRON 1.84%
PFIZER 1.39%
LEIDOS HOLDINGS 1.32%
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS 1.23%
ALTRIA GROUP INC 1.10%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.01%

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On the same fields

DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
DIVB
iShares Core Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.8% +30.6%
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 89.6%
Holdings 393 381
Net assets $43.1bn $2.0bn

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

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%.

About DIVB

DIVB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 381 positions, with the top ten at 31.9%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or DIVB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and DIVB +30.6%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or DIVB?
DIVB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and DIVB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 90% of DIVB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DGRO and DIVB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGRO and DIVB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DGRO ↗iShares page for DIVB ↗

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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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