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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and FELV +28.5%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or FELV?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 88% of FELV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DGRO vs FELV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGRO and FELV hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and FELV returned +28.5% over the year. Net assets: $43.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $3.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Value ETF.

DGRO costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points; DGRO is 12.3 times larger.

DGRO vs FELV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DGRO	FELV
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$41.9bn	$3.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.8%	+28.5%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.4%	26.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+28.5%

FELV total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.18%

FELV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and FELV hold 31% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DGRO FELV

MICROSOFT 3.27% 3.39%

APPLE 3.11% 4.66%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.63% 1.23%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.81% 1.18%

WALMART 1.02% 1.01%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.43% 0.86%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 2.29% 0.86%

RTX 0.83% 1.09%

MORGAN STANLEY 1.09% 0.80%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 1.03% 0.77%

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.91% 0.77%

GILEAD SCIENCES 0.93% 0.64%

Only in DGRO

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.15%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.79%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.75%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.38%

MERCK & CO INC 1.85%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 1.40%

ELI LILLY 1.29%

WELLS FARGO 1.28%

Only in FELV

AMAZON.COM INC 5.15%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 3.08%

JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 2.62%

EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.80%

INTEL CORP 1.77%

JOHNSON and JOHNSON 1.30%

CHEVRON CORP NEW 0.98%

WELLS FARGO and CO 0.97%

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On the same fields

DGRO

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

FELV

Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Fidelity

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +15.8% +28.5%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 87.5%

Holdings 393 351

Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 9, 2026 and FELV as of Sep 30, 2026 $43.1bn $3.4bn

DGRO and FELV 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 FELV

FELV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 351 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or FELV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and FELV +28.5%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or FELV?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and FELV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 88% of FELV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DGRO ↗FELV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FELV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Fidelity website ↗

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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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