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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DGRO vs FNDX: how they differ

DGRO and FNDX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and FNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGROOnly in FNDX
MICROSOFT 3.45%Apple Inc 4.64%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.20%Intel Corp 2.57%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.20%Alphabet Inc 2.38%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.07%Microsoft Corp 2.33%
APPLE 3.04%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%
ABBVIE 3.02%Alphabet Inc 1.90%
BROADCOM INC 2.38%Amazon.com Inc 1.86%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.16%Micron Technology Inc 1.60%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

DGRO and FNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isCore Dividend GrowthFundamental U.S. Large Company
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+26.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts+8.6 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.25%
Already in the S&P 50094.7%91.2%
Holdings387733

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

FNDX in plain words

FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or FNDX?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and FNDX returned +26.1%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or FNDX?
DGRO charges 0.08% a year and FNDX charges 0.25%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and FNDX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 91% of FNDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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