Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DGRO vs VTI: how they differ
DGRO and VTI hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DGRO | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| MICROSOFT 3.45% | NVIDIA Corp 6.37% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.20% | Apple Inc 5.88% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.20% | Microsoft Corp 3.84% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.07% | Amazon.com Inc 3.19% |
| APPLE 3.04% | Alphabet Inc 2.90% |
| ABBVIE 3.02% | Broadcom Inc 2.48% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.38% | Alphabet Inc 2.29% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.16% | Micron Technology Inc 1.80% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Core Dividend Growth | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.7% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 387 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +17.4% and VTI returned +17.2%, so DGRO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DGRO or VTI?
- DGRO charges 0.08% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DGRO and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DGRO and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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