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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or SGOV?

DGRO charges 0.08% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DGRO vs SGOV: how they differ

DGRO and SGOV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DGRO returned more over the year.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and SGOV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRO	Only in SGOV
MICROSOFT 3.45%	TREASURY BILL 0.94%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.20%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.51%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.20%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.07%
APPLE 3.04%
ABBVIE 3.02%
BROADCOM INC 2.38%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.16%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

DGRO and SGOV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Dividend Growth	0-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.1 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.09%
Holdings	387	23

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

SGOV in plain words

SGOV is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or SGOV?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and SGOV returned +3.8%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or SGOV?: DGRO charges 0.08% a year and SGOV charges 0.09%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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