Are DGRO and REMX in the same category?

DGRO is a stock ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and REMX −19.2%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or REMX?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 9% of REMX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to REMX's −19.2%, and DGRO charges 0.08% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $44.6bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and $1.5bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.0 points; DGRO is far larger, $44.6bn against $1.5bn.

DGRO vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	REMX
Return
Measure	DGRO	REMX
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	−19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	REMX
Below its all-time high		75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	DGRO	REMX
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Rare earth and critical materials
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	REMX
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$1.5bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		100%
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	REMX
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	61%

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

What they share

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

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 REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares VanEck

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Rare earth and critical materials

Total return, 1 year +18.8% −19.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −32.6 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.53%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 8.6%

Holdings 393 32

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $1.5bn

DGRO and REMX 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%.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Are DGRO and REMX in the same category?: DGRO is a stock ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or REMX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and REMX −19.2%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or REMX?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and REMX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 9% of REMX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck 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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