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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to IUSB's −1.2%; 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 $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.0 points; IUSB is 1.1 times larger.

DGRO vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	IUSB
Return
Measure	DGRO	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	IUSB
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	IUSB
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 IUSB 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 IUSB

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 IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +18.8% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.06%

Holdings 393 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $49.8bn

DGRO and IUSB 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%.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

DGRO and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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