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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and USHY +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or USHY?

Neither: DGRO and USHY both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DGRO vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to USHY's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $44.6bn for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and $26.3bn for iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+1.7%

USHY total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.08%

USHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 17.1 points; DGRO is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DGRO vs USHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	USHY
Return
Measure	DGRO	USHY
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+1.7%
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	USHY
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	USHY
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$26.3bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	USHY
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 USHY 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 USHY

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 USHY

1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.48%

ECHOSTAR CORP 0.40%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.36%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.31%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.30%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 144A 0.29%

CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP LLC 144A 0.27%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 144A 0.27%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.8% (SPHY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPHY

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Holdings 393 1900

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $26.3bn

DGRO and USHY 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%.

USHY

USHY tracks an index of Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the ICE BofA US High Yield Constrained Index, measured by the closely related ICE BofA US High Yield Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or USHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and USHY +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or USHY?: Neither: DGRO and USHY both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DGRO and USHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

USHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for USHY ↗

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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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