DGRW vs THRO: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGRW and THRO hold 50% of their weight in the same names, and THRO returned +18.3% over the year. Net assets: $16.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, and $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF.
DGRW costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; DGRW is far larger, $14.8bn against $518m.
| DGRW | THRO | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.57% |
| Net assets, as of Mar 31, 2025 | $14.8bn | $518m |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +18.3% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 50% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.1% | 43.5% |
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 THRO hold 50% 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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50% in common
On the same fields
DGRW and THRO 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 THRO
THRO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 247 positions, with the top ten at 43.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or THRO?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.9% and THRO +18.3%.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or THRO?
- DGRW is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 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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