DTD vs MGV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DTD and MGV hold 48% of their weight in the same names, and MGV returned +21.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund, and $13.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF.
MGV costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points.
| DTD | MGV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.05% |
| Net assets, DTD as of Jun 30, 2026 and MGV as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.6bn | $13.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +21.5% |
| What it tracks | wisdomtree us total dividend | CRSP U.S. Mega Cap Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 48% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 21.0% | 28.5% |
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, DTD and MGV hold 48% 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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48% in common
On the same fields
DTD and MGV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DTD
DTD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 822 positions, with the top ten at 21.0%.
About MGV
MGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 28.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DTD or MGV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DTD returned +15.9% and MGV +21.5%.
- Which is cheaper, DTD or MGV?
- MGV is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 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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