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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and EZU +7.1%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or EZU?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 0% of EZU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to EZU's +7.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $44.6bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and $9.2bn for iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+7.1%

EZU total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.50%

EZU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.7 points; DGRO is 4.8 times larger.

DGRO vs EZU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	EZU
Return
Measure	DGRO	EZU
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+7.1%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	EZU
Below its high		8.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	EZU
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	MSCI EMU Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	EZU
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$9.2bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	EZU
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	30.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and EZU hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO EZU

MERCK & CO INC 1.74% 0.29%

DTE ENERGY 0.21% 1.32%

BUNGE GLOBAL SA 0.07% 0.18%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.63% 0.06%

GENPACT 0.03% 0.48%

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 0.02% 0.50%

HEICO 0.00% 0.30%

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Only in DGRO

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.24%

MICROSOFT 3.14%

APPLE 3.11%

ABBVIE 3.00%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.77%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.68%

BROADCOM INC 2.55%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.42%

Only in EZU

ASML HOLDING 8.79%

SAP 3.33%

SIEMENS N AG 2.97%

ALLIANZ 2.55%

BANCO SANTANDER 2.48%

TOTALENERGIES 2.48%

IBERDROLA 2.10%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 2.05%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF EZU iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks the MSCI Eurozone

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +7.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −7.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 0.0%

Holdings 393 216

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $9.2bn

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

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About each fund

DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

EZU

EZU tracks the MSCI Eurozone. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 216 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 8.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or EZU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and EZU +7.1%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or EZU?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and EZU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 0% of EZU 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 ↗

EZU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EZU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EZU ↗

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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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