DGRW vs ESGV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGRW and ESGV hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and ESGV returned +16.7% over the year. Net assets: $16.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, and $13.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF.
ESGV costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points.
| DGRW | ESGV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, DGRW as of Jun 30, 2026 and ESGV as of Sep 30, 2026 | $16.6bn | $13.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +16.7% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index | FTSE US All Cap Choice Index |
| Holdings in common | 46% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.1% | 41.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and ESGV hold 46% 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 Aug 31, 2026.
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46% in common
On the same fields
DGRW and ESGV 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 ESGV
ESGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,227 positions, with the top ten at 41.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or ESGV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.9% and ESGV +16.7%.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or ESGV?
- ESGV is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 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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