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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and XLY −3.6%.

Which is cheaper, DGRO or XLY?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs XLY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DGRO returned +18.8% to XLY's −3.6%; 5% 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 $22.4bn for State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

−3.6%

XLY total return, 1 year

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.08%

XLY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.08% a year; their one-year returns differ by 22.4 points; DGRO is 2.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DGRO vs XLY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	XLY
Return
Measure	DGRO	XLY
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	−3.6%
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	XLY
Below its high		6.8%, high on Jan 12, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	XLY
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	XLY
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$22.4bn
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	XLY
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%	68.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DGRO and XLY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DGRO XLY

HOME DEPOT 2.03% 5.30%

MCDONALDS CORP 1.13% 4.31%

LOWES COMPANIES INC 0.60% 2.92%

TJX 0.49% 4.07%

YUM BRANDS 0.17% 1.07%

DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC 0.16% 0.64%

GARMIN 0.16% 1.26%

EBAY 0.14% 1.24%

ROSS STORES INC 0.12% 1.94%

GENUINE PARTS 0.11% 0.44%

D R HORTON 0.10% 0.98%

TRACTOR SUPPLY 0.09% 0.44%

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 XLY

AMAZON.COM INC 22.43%

TESLA INC 19.15%

STARBUCKS CORP 3.09%

BOOKING HOLDINGS INC 2.97%

MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL CL A 2.19%

HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS IN 2.04%

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD 1.93%

O REILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC 1.91%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF XLY State Street Consumer Discretionary 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 discretionary

Total return, 1 year +18.8% −3.6%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −17.2 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 91.8% 99.9%

Holdings 393 48

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $44.6bn $22.4bn

DGRO and XLY 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%.

XLY

XLY tracks an index of Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 48 positions, with the top ten at 68.5%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRO or XLY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRO returned +18.8% and XLY −3.6%.
Which is cheaper, DGRO or XLY?: Neither: DGRO and XLY both charge 0.08% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DGRO and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of DGRO and 100% of XLY 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) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

XLY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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