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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IEFA +12.3%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IEFA?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to IEFA's +12.3%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $44.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; IEFA is 4.3 times larger.

DGRO vs IEFA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	IEFA
Return
Measure	DGRO	IEFA
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+12.3%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	IEFA
Below its high		4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	IEFA
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	MSCI EAFE IMI Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	IEFA
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$190.1bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	IEFA
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	12.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and IEFA 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 IEFA

DTE ENERGY 0.21% 0.38%

ALLSTATE CORP 0.23% 0.10%

TRACTOR SUPPLY 0.09% 0.18%

MERCK & CO INC 1.74% 0.08%

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.08% 1.36%

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 0.19% 0.05%

BUNGE GLOBAL SA 0.07% 0.05%

CULLEN FROST BANKERS 0.05% 0.43%

CARLISLE COMPANIES 0.04% 0.27%

GENPACT 0.03% 0.14%

OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL 0.06% 0.03%

TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 0.21% 0.03%

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 IEFA

ASML HOLDING 2.55%

SHELL 1.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%

NOVARTIS AG 1.14%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%

NESTLE SA 1.04%

SAP 0.97%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.92%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +12.3%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −2.0 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 0.0%

Holdings 393 2629

Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 27, 2026 and IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 $44.6bn $190.4bn

DGRO and IEFA 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%.

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IEFA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IEFA +12.3%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IEFA?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 0% of IEFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DGRO and IEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

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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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