DGRW vs USMC: Differences, Returns & Fees
DGRW and USMC hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and USMC returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets: $16.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, and $5.2bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF.
USMC costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; DGRW is 4.8 times larger.
| DGRW | USMC | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.12% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $16.6bn | $3.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.9% | +14.8% |
| What it tracks | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 43% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.1% | 54.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DGRW and USMC hold 43% 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.
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43% in common
On the same fields
DGRW and USMC 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 USMC
USMC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 54.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DGRW or USMC?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DGRW returned +12.9% and USMC +14.8%.
- Which is cheaper, DGRW or USMC?
- USMC is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 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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