At a glance
44% of DGRO’s and DGRW’s holdings overlap by weight, with 135 securities in common out of 390 and 197. DGRO costs less: 0.08% a year against 0.28% for DGRW, or $80 against $280 on every $100,000. DGRO has $42.77B in assets and DGRW $16.60B; over the past 12 months DGRO paid out 1.83% of its price and DGRW 1.27%. Over the past year DGRO returned +21.8% and DGRW +11.7% with distributions reinvested; over five years, +11.2% and +11.3% a year. In the 2022 bear market DGRO fell 19.3% at its worst and DGRW 17.2%; DGRO was back at its earlier high 15 months after the low, DGRW 8 months.
Key differences
| DGRO | DGRW | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund |
| Issuer | iShares | WisdomTree |
| Structure | Open-end ETF | Open-end ETF |
| Type | Dividend growth | Dividend growth |
| Launched | Jun 10, 2014 | May 22, 2013 |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.28% |
| Cost a year on $100,000 | $80 | $280 |
| Net assets | $42.77B | $16.60B |
| Holdings | 390 | 197 |
| Ten largest positions | 27.2% | 36.1% |
| Yield (12 months) | 1.83% | 1.27% |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Portfolio turnover | 25% a year | 41% a year |
| Price data from | Jun 12, 2014 | May 22, 2013 |
Holdings and overlap
Overlap adds up, for every security both funds own, the smaller of its two weights: 100% would mean identical portfolios.
Largest holdings
| Holding | DGRO | DGRW |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | — | 7.94% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 3.24% | 5.74% |
| APPLE INC | 2.86% | 3.86% |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 3.16% | — |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.07% | 2.34% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | — | 2.97% |
| ABBVIE INC | 2.96% | 2.07% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 1.76% | 2.92% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 1.96% | 2.88% |
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP | 2.87% | — |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 2.14% | 2.81% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.55% | 2.34% |
The biggest differences in weight: NVIDIA CORP (0.0% in DGRO, 7.9% in DGRW); JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY (3.2% in DGRO, 0.0% in DGRW); META PLATFORMS INC (0.0% in DGRO, 3.0% in DGRW).
By sector
| Sector | DGRO | DGRW | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 14.6% | 31.8% | DGRW +17.2 |
| Financials | 18.1% | 7.6% | DGRO +10.5 |
| Health care | 16.0% | 12.4% | DGRO +3.6 |
| Consumer staples | 11.6% | 6.8% | DGRO +4.8 |
| Communication services | 0.0% | 9.9% | DGRW +9.9 |
| Industrials | 8.5% | 9.3% | DGRW +0.8 |
| Consumer discretionary | 5.9% | 8.1% | DGRW +2.2 |
| Utilities | 5.4% | 0.2% | DGRO +5.2 |
| Energy | 2.3% | 3.5% | DGRW +1.2 |
| Materials | 0.8% | 2.6% | DGRW +1.8 |
Returns
$10,000 put into DGRO on Jun 30, 2014 was worth $43,176 on Nov 2, 2026, and in DGRW $43,351 (+12.6% and +12.6% a year). That is as far back as the price data for both goes.
| 1 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGRO price data to Nov 2, 2026 | +21.8% | +20.6% | +11.2% | +14.3% |
| DGRO official prospectus, to Dec 31, 2025 | +15.74% | — | +11.69% | +13.10% |
| DGRW price data to Nov 2, 2026 | +11.7% | +17.0% | +11.3% | +14.4% |
| DGRW official prospectus, to Dec 31, 2025 | +12.24% | — | +12.67% | +13.68% |
Calendar years
| Year | DGRO | DGRW | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +18.7% * | +10.9% * | DGRO +7.8 |
| 2025 | +15.7% | +12.2% | DGRO +3.5 |
| 2024 | +16.6% | +17.0% | DGRW +0.4 |
| 2023 | +10.5% | +18.7% | DGRW +8.2 |
| 2022 | -7.9% | -6.3% | DGRW +1.6 |
| 2021 | +26.6% | +24.5% | DGRO +2.1 |
| 2020 | +9.5% | +13.9% | DGRW +4.4 |
| 2019 | +29.9% | +29.6% | DGRO +0.3 |
| 2018 | -2.4% | -5.3% | DGRO +2.9 |
| 2017 | +23.0% | +27.0% | DGRW +4.0 |
Downturns and recovery
| DGRO | DGRW | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis stocks fell Oct 9, 2007 – Mar 9, 2009 | Before it launched | Before it launched |
| 2020 COVID crash stocks fell Feb 19, 2020 – Mar 23, 2020 | −34.8% at the worst; back at its high 8 months after the low | −31.9% at the worst; back at its high 5 months after the low |
| 2022 bear market stocks fell Jan 3, 2022 – Oct 12, 2022 | −19.3% at the worst; back at its high 15 months after the low | −17.2% at the worst; back at its high 8 months after the low |
| Worst fall in the price data | −35.1% (Feb 12, 2020 – Mar 23, 2020) | −32% (Jan 17, 2020 – Mar 23, 2020) |
Income
| Year | DGRO | DGRW |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $236 | $161 |
| 2024 | $256 | $182 |
| 2023 | $264 | $207 |
| 2022 | $209 | $203 |
| 2021 | $239 | $224 |
| 2020 | $245 | $221 |
| 2019 | $280 | $282 |
| 2018 | $233 | $232 |
Costs
DGRO charges 0.08% a year and DGRW 0.28%: on $100,000 that is $200 a year less with DGRO ($1,000 on $500,000). The fee comes out of each fund's assets, so it is already in the returns above.
| Cost of $10,000 (SEC example) | 1 yr | 3 yrs | 5 yrs | 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGRO | $8 | $26 | $45 | $103 |
| DGRW | $29 | $90 | $157 | $356 |