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THRO vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

THRO and VIG hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and THRO returned +18.3% over the year. Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

VIG costs 0.53 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points; VIG is 16.0 times larger.

THRO vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
THROVIG
Expense ratio0.57%0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$6.8bn$109.1bn
Total return, 1 year+18.3%+12.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common40%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund43.5%33.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.3%
THRO total return, 1 year
+12.0%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.57%
THRO expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, THRO and VIG 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

40% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding THRO VIG
MICROSOFT 6.41% 4.67%
APPLE 8.22% 4.50%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.57% 4.07%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.56% 2.84%
BROADCOM INC 2.13% 4.34%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.04% 2.73%
VISA CLASS A 2.01% 2.50%
WALMART 2.32% 1.96%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.64% 1.86%
CATERPILLAR INC 2.15% 1.57%
PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.37% 1.44%
BANK OF AMERICA 0.88% 1.72%
Only in THRO
NVIDIA 8.35%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.63%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.85%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.48%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.93%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.90%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.90%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 1.52%
Only in VIG
Mastercard Inc 2.03%
AbbVie Inc 1.93%
Amgen Inc 0.99%
Linde PLC 0.96%
Abbott Laboratories 0.82%
PepsiCo Inc 0.82%
McDonald's Corp 0.80%
Analog Devices Inc 0.75%

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On the same fields

THRO
iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +18.3% +12.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +17.3% (VOO) not published
Gap to its benchmark +1.0 pts vs VOO not available
Expense ratio 0.57% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 92.8% 92.6%
Holdings 247 335
Net assets, THRO as of Oct 9, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $109.1bn

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

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%.

About VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, THRO or VIG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, THRO returned +18.3% and VIG +12.0%.
Which is cheaper, THRO or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 0.53 percentage points a year. That is about $53 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do THRO and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 93% of THRO and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
THRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗THRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for THRO ↗VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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