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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DGRO vs IWB: how they differ

DGRO and IWB hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and IWB hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRO and IWB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGROIWB
MICROSOFT3.45%5.21%
APPLE3.04%6.73%
BROADCOM INC2.38%2.40%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO3.20%1.35%
ELI LILLY1.17%1.28%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP3.07%0.98%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON3.20%0.92%
VISA CLASS A1.11%0.87%
WALMART INC0.83%0.66%
MASTERCARD CLASS A0.71%0.65%
ABBVIE3.02%0.64%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.24%0.61%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGROOnly in IWB
TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 0.20%NVIDIA 7.26%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.16%AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%
BLACK HILLS CORP 0.05%ALPHABET CLASS A 2.77%
HOME BANCSHARES INC 0.04%ALPHABET CLASS C 2.24%
INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS 0.04%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.02%
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP 0.04%MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.57%
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP 0.04%TESLA INC 1.52%
ONE GAS 0.04%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.35%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

DGRO and IWB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore Dividend GrowthRussell 1000
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+16.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts−0.8 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50094.7%91.9%
Holdings387945

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 945 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IWB?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and IWB returned +16.7%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IWB?
DGRO charges 0.08% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 42% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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