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DGRO vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to IWM's +14.1%; 1% 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 $75.5bn for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

DGRO on its own →IWM on its own →
At a glance
+18.8%
DGRO total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IWM total return, 1 year
0.08%
DGRO expense ratio
0.19%
IWM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; IWM is 1.7 times larger.

DGRO vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDGROIWM
Return
Total return, 1 year+18.8%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMorningstar US Dividend Growth IndexRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.08%0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$44.6bn$75.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund27.2%3.3%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and IWM hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO IWM
BLACK HILLS CORP 0.05% 0.21%
HOME BANCSHARES INC 0.04% 0.19%
MAGNOLIA OIL GAS CORP CLASS A 0.04% 0.21%
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP 0.04% 0.18%
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP 0.04% 0.17%
ONE GAS 0.04% 0.17%
SPIRE INC 0.04% 0.17%
TXNM ENERGY INC 0.04% 0.22%
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES 0.03% 0.14%
ESSENT GROUP 0.03% 0.20%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.03% 0.29%
KONTOOR BRANDS 0.03% 0.14%
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 IWM
JFROG 0.37%
GLAUKOS 0.35%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%
SM ENERGY 0.32%
10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.30%
VIASAT INC 0.30%
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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +18.8% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (VTWO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTWO
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.19%
Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 0.0%
Holdings 393 1977
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $75.5bn

DGRO and IWM 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%.

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or IWM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and IWM +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or IWM?
DGRO is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DGRO on its own →IWM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DGRO dividend history →DGRO holdings →IWM dividend history →IWM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DGRO and IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for DGRO ↗
IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWM ↗

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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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