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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or MBB?

MBB 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to MBB's −0.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $44.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.6 points; DGRO is 1.3 times larger.

DGRO vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	MBB
Return
Measure	DGRO	MBB
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	−0.8%
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	MBB
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	MBB
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$44.7bn	$35.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	MBB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and MBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO MBB

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 MBB

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 5.45%

FHLMC 30YR UMBS SUPER 1.05%

UMBS 30YR TBA(REG A) 0.60%

GNMA2 30YR 0.59%

GNMA2 30YR 0.54%

FNMA 30YR UMBS 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.53%

GNMA2 30YR 0.52%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF MBB iShares MBS ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities

Total return, 1 year +18.8% −0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.1% (SPMB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.3 pts vs SPMB

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.04%

Holdings 393 10813

Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 27, 2026 and MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 $44.6bn $35.5bn

DGRO and MBB 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%.

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or MBB?: MBB 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.

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Sources and dates

DGRO and MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

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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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