DGRW vs ESGU: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGRW and ESGU hold 49% of their weight in the same names, and ESGU returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $16.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, and $18.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF.
ESGU costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points.
| DGRW | ESGU | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $16.6bn | $17.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index | MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus Index |
| Holdings in common | 49% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.1% | 37.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and ESGU hold 49% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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49% in common
On the same fields
DGRW and ESGU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DGRW
DGRW tracks an index of U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 197 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.
About ESGU
ESGU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 269 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or ESGU?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.9% and ESGU +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or ESGU?
- ESGU is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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