DGRW vs QLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGRW and QLC hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and QLC returned +19.8% over the year. Net assets: $16.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, and $1.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust US Quality Large Cap ETF.
QLC costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points.
| DGRW | QLC | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, DGRW as of Jun 30, 2026 and QLC as of Jul 31, 2026 | $16.6bn | $1.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +19.8% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index | Northern Trust Quality Large Cap Index |
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.1% | 37.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and QLC hold 40% 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 Jul 31, 2026.
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40% in common
On the same fields
DGRW and QLC 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 QLC
QLC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 177 positions, with the top ten at 37.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or QLC?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.9% and QLC +19.8%.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or QLC?
- QLC is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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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