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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or HYMB?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to HYMB's −1.0%; 0% 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 $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.8 points; DGRO is 11.7 times larger.

DGRO vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	HYMB
Return
Measure	DGRO	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	HYMB
Below its high		4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	HYMB
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO HYMB

Only in one fund ↓

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 HYMB

PRCGEN 5.000 07/01/58 1.94%

PRCGEN 4.784 07/01/58 1.25%

BUCGEN 5.000 06/01/55 1.08%

PRC 4.000 07/01/46 0.64%

PRCGEN 4.329 07/01/40 0.61%

NYCDEV 5.000 11/15/44 0.49%

PRC 4.000 07/01/41 0.47%

CHIEDU 6.000 12/01/41 0.46%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +18.8% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.35%

Holdings 393 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $3.8bn

DGRO and HYMB 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%.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or HYMB?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DGRO on its own →HYMB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DGRO dividend history →DGRO holdings →HYMB dividend history →HYMB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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