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

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DGRO vs URTH: how they differ

DGRO and URTH hold 33% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and URTH hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DGRO and URTH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDGROURTH
MICROSOFT3.45%3.82%
APPLE3.04%5.28%
BROADCOM INC2.38%1.79%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO3.20%1.04%
ELI LILLY1.17%0.99%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP3.07%0.76%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON3.20%0.71%
VISA CLASS A1.11%0.67%
MASTERCARD CLASS A0.71%0.51%
WALMART INC0.83%0.51%
ABBVIE3.02%0.50%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.24%0.47%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGROOnly in URTH
EAST WEST BANCORP 0.10%NVIDIA 5.52%
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC 0.10%AMAZON.COM INC 2.67%
OGE ENERGY 0.08%ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14%
OVINTIV 0.08%ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70%
AVERY DENNISON CORP 0.07%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.56%
DT MIDSTREAM 0.07%MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.21%
EQUITABLE HOLDINGS 0.07%TESLA INC 1.15%
INVESCO LTD 0.07%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 0.90%

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 URTH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
URTH
iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore Dividend GrowthMSCI World
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.1 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.24%
Already in the S&P 50094.7%70.3%
Holdings3871230

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%.

URTH in plain words

URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1230 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or URTH?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or URTH?
DGRO charges 0.08% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 33% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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