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DGRO vs LGLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGRO and LGLV hold 29% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned +15.8% over the year. Net assets: $43.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $1.1bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF.

DGRO costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.5 points; DGRO is far larger, $42.9bn against $1.1bn.

DGRO vs LGLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGROLGLV
Expense ratio0.08%0.12%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$42.9bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+15.8%+3.3%
What it tracksMorningstar US Dividend Growth Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common29%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund27.4%15.8%
Below its high6.4%, high on Jul 28, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.8%
DGRO total return, 1 year
+3.3%
LGLV total return, 1 year
0.08%
DGRO expense ratio
0.12%
LGLV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and LGLV hold 29% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

29% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGRO LGLV
COCA-COLA 1.88% 1.23%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.63% 1.08%
VISA CLASS A 1.07% 1.07%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.79% 1.04%
PEPSICO 1.68% 0.95%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.38% 0.89%
MICROSOFT 3.27% 0.82%
SOUTHERN 0.78% 1.16%
APPLE 3.11% 0.78%
DUKE ENERGY CORP 0.74% 1.36%
MCDONALDS CORP 1.10% 0.73%
ABBVIE 2.99% 0.72%
Only in DGRO
BROADCOM INC 2.79%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.75%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 2.29%
MERCK & CO INC 1.85%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.81%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.43%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 1.40%
ELI LILLY 1.29%
Only in LGLV
WELLTOWER INC 4.43%
REALTY INCOME CORP 1.63%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 1.48%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CL B 0.97%
FIRSTENERGY CORP 0.84%
VICI PROPERTIES INC 0.79%
PAYCHEX INC 0.78%
KINDER MORGAN INC 0.75%

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On the same fields

DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
LGLV
State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.8% +3.3%
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.12%
Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 83.1%
Holdings 393 171
Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 9, 2026 and LGLV as of Oct 8, 2026 $43.1bn $1.1bn

DGRO and LGLV 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 LGLV

LGLV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 83% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 171 positions, with the top ten at 15.8%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or LGLV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and LGLV +3.3%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or LGLV?
DGRO 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 LGLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 83% of LGLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DGRO ↗LGLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LGLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗

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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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