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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or VLUE?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to VLUE's +54.7%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $44.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 35.9 points; DGRO is 4.8 times larger.

DGRO vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	VLUE
Return
Measure	DGRO	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+54.7%
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	VLUE
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	VLUE
Holdings in common	14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	42.8%

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

Risk and return

Jun 20, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 644 weekly returns

DGRO VLUE

Return

Total return edge DGRO (slight) +321.3% +313.1%

Annualized edge Tie +12.3% +12.1%

Price return edge DGRO (slight) +216.7% +202.8%

Risk

Volatility edge DGRO 15.3% 18.8%

Max drawdown edge DGRO −32.1% −37.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DGRO 0.70 0.59

Sortino edge DGRO 1.00 0.85

Calmar edge DGRO 0.38 0.32

Reading

DGRO returned slightly more: +321.3% to +313.1%. DGRO swung less: 15.3% to 18.8%. DGRO fell less at its worst: −32.1% to −37.5%.

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Risk and return: DGRO vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	VLUE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+321.3%	+313.1%	DGRO (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+12.3%	+12.1%	Tie	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+216.7%	+202.8%	DGRO (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	15.3%	18.8%	DGRO	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.7%	13.1%	DGRO	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.1%	−37.5%	DGRO	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.70	0.59	DGRO	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.00	0.85	DGRO	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.38	0.32	DGRO	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 644 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and VLUE hold 14% 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 VLUE

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.49% 4.37%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.29% 1.77%

WELLS FARGO 1.22% 1.17%

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 1.10% 1.31%

QUALCOMM 0.94% 1.73%

CITIGROUP 0.88% 1.47%

EOG RESOURCES 0.52% 0.86%

PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP 0.65% 0.46%

CIGNA 0.37% 0.97%

ELEVANCE HEALTH INC 0.33% 0.73%

KEURIG DR PEPPER INC 0.29% 0.31%

METLIFE 0.28% 0.41%

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 VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

AT&T 2.24%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72%

WALT DISNEY 1.71%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 96.6%

Holdings 393 148

Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $44.6bn $9.4bn

DGRO and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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DGRO and VLUE are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. DGRO follows Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index and VLUE follows MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index.
Holdings in common. 14% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 DGRO returned +18.8% and VLUE +54.7% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 35.9 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or VLUE?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DGRO and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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