Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or HYG?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and HYG returned +2.9%, so DGRW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DGRW or HYG?

DGRW charges 0.28% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so DGRW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DGRW vs HYG: how they differ

DGRW and HYG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DGRW returned more over the year.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and HYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DGRW	Only in HYG
NVIDIA CORP 7.95%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.75%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
APPLE INC 3.87%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.97%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2.92%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 2.88%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.81%	PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.34%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

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.

DGRW and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	WisdomTree	iShares
What it is	U.S. Quality Dividend Growth	US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	+12.4%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−5.1 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.49%
Holdings	197	1326

DGRW in plain words

DGRW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Quality Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% 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 36.2%.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or HYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.4% and HYG returned +2.9%, so DGRW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DGRW or HYG?: DGRW charges 0.28% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so DGRW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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