DGRO vs VONV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DGRO and VONV hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and VONV returned +26.5% over the year. Net assets: $43.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $21.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF.

VONV costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; DGRO is 1.9 times larger.

DGRO vs VONV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGROVONV
Expense ratio0.08%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$41.9bn$21.7bn
Total return, 1 year+15.8%+26.5%
What it tracksMorningstar US Dividend Growth IndexRussell 1000 Value Index
Holdings in common52%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund27.4%28.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.8%
DGRO total return, 1 year
+26.5%
VONV total return, 1 year
0.08%
DGRO expense ratio
0.06%
VONV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and VONV hold 52% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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52% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DGRO VONV
MICROSOFT 3.27% 5.01%
APPLE 3.11% 5.58%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.75% 2.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.15% 1.78%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.79% 1.70%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.63% 1.16%
ABBVIE 2.99% 1.11%
WALMART 1.02% 1.12%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.43% 1.01%
MERCK & CO INC 1.85% 0.97%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.81% 0.94%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.38% 0.90%
Only in DGRO
BROADCOM INC 2.79%
ELI LILLY 1.29%
VISA CLASS A 1.07%
ORACLE 0.69%
CATERPILLAR INC 0.67%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.65%
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 0.60%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.43%
Only in VONV
Amazon.com Inc 6.14%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.50%
Intel Corp 1.09%
Chevron Corp 1.02%
Meta Platforms Inc 0.61%
Verizon Communications Inc 0.56%
Salesforce Inc 0.54%
Walt Disney Co/The 0.51%

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On the same fields

DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
VONV
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +15.8% +26.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +26.4% (IWD)
Gap to its benchmark not available +0.1 pts vs IWD
Expense ratio 0.08% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 89.2%
Holdings 393 869
Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 9, 2026 and VONV as of Sep 30, 2026 $43.1bn $21.7bn

DGRO and VONV 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 VONV

VONV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.5% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 869 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or VONV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +15.8% and VONV +26.5%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or VONV?
VONV is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and VONV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 89% of VONV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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