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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IWC +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or IWC?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs IWC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to IWC's +16.5%; 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 $1.2bn for iShares Micro-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+16.5%

IWC total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.60%

IWC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; DGRO is far larger, $44.6bn against $1.2bn.

DGRO vs IWC: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	IWC
Return
Measure	DGRO	IWC
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+16.5%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	IWC
Below its high		9.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	IWC
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Russell Microcap Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	IWC
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	IWC
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	5.9%

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

What they share

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

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 IWC

CAREDX 0.88%

PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.73%

NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.63%

SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%

VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.59%

OUSTER 0.53%

INTERFACE 0.52%

STRIVE INC CLASS A 0.50%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks the Russell Microcap

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +16.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.3% (IWV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.2 pts vs IWV

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.60%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 91.7%

Holdings 393 1365

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $1.2bn

DGRO and IWC 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%.

IWC

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

IWC tracks the Russell Microcap. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% 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 1,365 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 9.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IWC?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IWC +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IWC?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and IWC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 92% of IWC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DGRO and IWC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWC ↗

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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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