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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or XLP?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to XLP's +13.8%; 13% 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 $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; DGRO is 3.1 times larger.

DGRO vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	XLP
Return
Measure	DGRO	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	XLP
Below its high		3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	XLP
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	XLP
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	XLP
Holdings in common	13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	62.9%

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

Risk and return

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

DGRO XLP

Return

Total return edge DGRO +321.3% +170.3%

Annualized edge DGRO +12.3% +8.4%

Price return edge DGRO +216.7% +95.2%

Risk

Volatility edge XLP (slight) 15.3% 13.8%

Max drawdown edge XLP −32.1% −22.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DGRO 0.70 0.50

Sortino edge DGRO 1.00 0.70

Calmar edge Tie 0.38 0.38

Reading

DGRO returned more: +321.3% to +170.3%. XLP swung slightly less: 13.8% to 15.3%. XLP fell less at its worst: −22.2% to −32.1%.

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Risk and return: DGRO vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	XLP	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+321.3%	+170.3%	DGRO	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+12.3%	+8.4%	DGRO	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+216.7%	+95.2%	DGRO	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	15.3%	13.8%	XLP (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	10.7%	9.9%	XLP (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.1%	−22.2%	XLP	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.70	0.50	DGRO	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.00	0.70	DGRO	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.38	0.38	Tie	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

13%

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and XLP hold 13% 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 XLP

PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.42% 7.69%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 2.23% 6.56%

COCA-COLA 1.89% 7.34%

PEPSICO 1.72% 4.10%

WALMART 1.06% 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.62% 9.14%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 0.57% 4.19%

COLGATE-PALMOLIVE 0.39% 4.39%

KEURIG DR PEPPER INC 0.29% 2.83%

SYSCO 0.24% 2.35%

KROGER 0.22% 2.24%

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 0.19% 2.25%

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%

HOME DEPOT 2.03%

Only in XLP

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

TARGET CORP 3.94%

MONSTER BEVERAGE CORP 3.88%

KENVUE INC 2.23%

KIMBERLY CLARK CORP 2.17%

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP 1.67%

ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES CL A 1.60%

HERSHEY CO 1.44%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Tracks an index of Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +18.8% +13.8%

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 99.6%

Holdings 393 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $14.6bn

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

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DGRO and XLP do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. DGRO follows Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index and XLP follows Consumer Staples Select Sector Index.
Holdings in common. 13% 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 XLP +13.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.0 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%.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or XLP?: Neither: DGRO and XLP both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 100% of XLP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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