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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and SPYV +14.5%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or SPYV?

SPYV 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 SPYV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 100% of SPYV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DGRO vs SPYV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGRO and SPYV hold 50% 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 $36.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF.

SPYV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; DGRO is 1.2 times larger.

DGRO vs SPYV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DGRO	SPYV
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$42.9bn	$36.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.8%	+14.5%
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	S&P 500 Value Index ?
Holdings in common	50%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.4%	24.7%

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

+15.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+14.5%

SPYV total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.04%

SPYV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and SPYV hold 50% 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.

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50% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DGRO SPYV

APPLE 3.11% 8.40%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.15% 2.34%

MERCK & CO INC 1.85% 1.19%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.38% 1.18%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.43% 1.18%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.81% 1.13%

WALMART 1.02% 1.67%

HOME DEPOT 1.91% 1.00%

VISA CLASS A 1.07% 0.97%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.75% 0.95%

ABBVIE 2.99% 0.88%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.79% 0.86%

Only in DGRO

MICROSOFT 3.27%

BROADCOM INC 2.79%

ELI LILLY 1.29%

RTX 0.83%

CATERPILLAR INC 0.67%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.43%

LAM RESEARCH 0.31%

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 0.30%

Only in SPYV

AMAZON.COM INC 3.96%

INTEL CORP 1.80%

CHEVRON CORP 1.41%

TESLA INC 1.36%

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 0.89%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.64%

SALESFORCE INC 0.63%

WALT DISNEY CO/THE 0.62%

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On the same fields

DGRO

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

SPYV

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value 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% +14.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not published +14.4% (IVE)

Gap to its benchmark not available +0.1 pts vs IVE

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 99.8%

Holdings 393 435

Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 9, 2026 and SPYV as of Oct 8, 2026 $43.1bn $36.2bn

DGRO and SPYV 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 SPYV

SPYV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.4% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index ?. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 435 positions, with the top ten at 24.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or SPYV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and SPYV +14.5%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or SPYV?: SPYV 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 SPYV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 100% of SPYV 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 ↗SPYV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPYV 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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