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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and IUSV +14.3%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IUSV?

IUSV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 94% of IUSV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DGRO vs IUSV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGRO and IUSV hold 50% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned +15.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $43.1bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and $27.6bn for iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF.

IUSV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; DGRO is 1.6 times larger.

DGRO vs IUSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DGRO	IUSV
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.04%
Net assets	$43.1bn	$27.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.8%	+14.3%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	S&P 900 Value Index
Holdings in common	50%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.4%	23.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+15.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+14.3%

IUSV total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.04%

IUSV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and IUSV hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

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50% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DGRO IUSV

APPLE 3.11% 7.84%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.15% 2.22%

MERCK & CO INC 1.85% 1.15%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.43% 1.13%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.38% 1.12%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.81% 1.09%

WALMART 1.02% 1.58%

VISA CLASS A 1.07% 0.94%

HOME DEPOT 1.91% 0.93%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.75% 0.90%

ABBVIE 2.99% 0.84%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.79% 0.82%

Only in DGRO

MICROSOFT 3.27%

BROADCOM INC 2.79%

ELI LILLY 1.29%

RTX 0.83%

CATERPILLAR INC 0.67%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.43%

LAM RESEARCH 0.31%

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 0.30%

Only in IUSV

AMAZON.COM INC 3.86%

INTEL CORPORATION 1.66%

CHEVRON 1.34%

TESLA INC 1.31%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.83%

SALESFORCE 0.60%

WALT DISNEY 0.60%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 0.57%

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On the same fields

DGRO

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

IUSV

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +15.8% +14.3%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 94.1%

Holdings 393 734

Net assets $43.1bn $27.6bn

DGRO and IUSV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.4%.

About IUSV

IUSV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 734 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IUSV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and IUSV +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IUSV?: IUSV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and IUSV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 94% of IUSV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DGRO and IUSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DGRO ↗IUSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IUSV ↗

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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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