Which returned more over the last year, IGRO or IHDG?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGRO returned +14.3% and IHDG +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, IGRO or IHDG?

IGRO is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IGRO and IHDG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IGRO and 0% of IHDG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IGRO vs IHDG: Differences, Returns & Fees

IGRO and IHDG hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and IGRO returned +14.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares International Dividend Growth ETF, and $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund.

IGRO costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; IHDG is 1.8 times larger.

	IGRO	IHDG
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.58%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.2bn	$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+12.1%
What it tracks	Morningstar Global ex-US Dividend Growth Index	WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Index
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.6%	28.8%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 3, 2026	3.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+14.3%

IGRO total return, 1 year

+12.1%

IHDG total return, 1 year

0.15%

IGRO expense ratio

0.58%

IHDG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGRO and IHDG hold 15% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IGRO IHDG

TOYOTA MOTOR 2.03% 3.96%

UBS GROUP AG 1.26% 1.81%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.08% 1.14%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.05% 1.43%

LOREAL SA 0.88% 2.12%

SAP 1.28% 0.87%

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 0.61% 0.62%

HITACHI 0.53% 0.65%

RELX PLC 0.77% 0.51%

MICHELIN 0.45% 0.64%

KONINKLIJKE KPN NV 0.35% 0.39%

CSL 0.69% 0.33%

Only in IGRO

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 3.22%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 3.11%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.95%

NESTLE SA 2.93%

NOVARTIS AG 2.88%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 2.72%

IBERDROLA 2.27%

TORONTO DOMINION 2.21%

Only in IHDG

INDUSTRIA DE DISENO TEXTIL SA 3.27%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 3.20%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 3.09%

ASML HOLDING NV 2.84%

BP PLC 2.71%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.52%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 2.52%

ING GROEP NV 2.48%

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On the same fields

IGRO

iShares International Dividend Growth ETF

IHDG

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares WisdomTree

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +12.1%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.0 pts −5.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.58%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 547 270

Net assets, IGRO as of Oct 9, 2026 and IHDG as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.3bn $2.2bn

IGRO and IHDG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IGRO in plain words

IGRO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 547 positions, with the top ten at 26.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IHDG in plain words

IHDG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 270 positions, with the top ten at 28.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGRO or IHDG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGRO returned +14.3% and IHDG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, IGRO or IHDG?: IGRO is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IGRO and IHDG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IGRO and 0% of IHDG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IGRO ↗IHDG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IHDG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗

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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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