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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IJT +15.4%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IJT?

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 IJT overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to IJT's +15.4%; 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 $7.5bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; DGRO is 5.9 times larger.

DGRO vs IJT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	IJT
Return
Measure	DGRO	IJT
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+15.4%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	IJT
Below its high		8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	IJT
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	IJT
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	IJT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	9.6%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO IJT

KONTOOR BRANDS 0.03% 0.25%

RADIAN GROUP 0.03% 0.29%

HERC HOLDINGS 0.02% 0.19%

MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS 0.02% 0.38%

SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC 0.02% 0.25%

STEPSTONE GROUP CLASS A 0.02% 0.42%

VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.02% 0.43%

ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP 0.01% 0.28%

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES 0.01% 0.80%

ASSURED GUARANTY LTD 0.01% 0.18%

BALCHEM 0.01% 0.39%

CSW INDUSTRIALS 0.01% 0.34%

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 IJT

VIASAT INC 1.18%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.11%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 1.10%

TG THERAPEUTICS 0.97%

ETSY 0.91%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +15.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.6% (SLYG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs SLYG

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 0.0%

Holdings 393 369

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $7.5bn

DGRO and IJT 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%.

IJT

IJT tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.4% with distributions reinvested, against +15.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 369 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IJT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IJT +15.4%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IJT?: 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 IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DGRO and IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJT ↗

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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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