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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +24.7% and EQTY +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or EQTY?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.91 percentage points a year. That is about $91 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 85% of EQTY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DGRO vs EQTY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DGRO returned +24.7% to EQTY's +18.0%; 11% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $45.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $1.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Kovitz Core Equity ETF.

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At a glance

+24.7%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+18.0%

EQTY total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.99%

EQTY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.91 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points.

DGRO vs EQTY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	EQTY
Return
Measure	DGRO	EQTY
Total return, 1 year	+24.7%	+18.0%
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	EQTY
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	EQTY
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.99%
Net assets, DGRO as of Nov 3, 2026 and EQTY as of Jul 31, 2026	$45.1bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	EQTY
Holdings in common	11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.8%	41.9%

Method

What they share

11%

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and EQTY hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO EQTY

MICROSOFT 3.05% 4.61%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 2.27% 4.07%

APPLE 2.94% 1.59%

VISA CLASS A 1.11% 4.58%

ANALOG DEVICES 0.54% 3.69%

EOG RESOURCES 0.50% 2.06%

BECTON DICKINSON 0.27% 2.15%

INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC 0.27% 4.22%

S&P GLOBAL 0.26% 2.89%

DANAHER 0.25% 3.22%

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC 0.18% 3.13%

ARTHUR J GALLAGHER 0.16% 0.19%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DGRO

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.16%

ABBVIE 2.97%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.72%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.67%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.44%

HOME DEPOT 2.10%

COCA-COLA 1.94%

Only in EQTY

CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE) 4.91%

ALPHABET INC 4.19%

WATERS CORP 3.73%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.42%

SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC 3.07%

ALCON AG 2.98%

META PLATFORMS INC 2.49%

SALESFORCE INC 2.34%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF EQTY Kovitz Core Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Focus Partners Wealth

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +24.7% +18.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.2 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.99%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 84.7%

Holdings 393 39

Net assets, DGRO as of Nov 3, 2026 and EQTY as of Jul 31, 2026 $45.1bn $1.4bn

DGRO and EQTY on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

EQTY

EQTY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.99% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 39 positions, with the top ten at 41.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or EQTY?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +24.7% and EQTY +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or EQTY?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.91 percentage points a year. That is about $91 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and EQTY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 85% of EQTY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

EQTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EQTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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