ETF comparison

ACWVvsDGRO

Low Volatility Factor vs Dividend.

iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF · iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
24.7%

81 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ACWV and DGRO would leave roughly24.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

ACWV only 74.6%Shared 24.7%DGRO only 75.1%
In ACWV only
304 positions
Shared
81 positions
In DGRO only
313 positions

Side by side

ACWV

iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares · Low Volatility Factor

83composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$3.40B
TTM yield
1.89%
Top-10 conc.
12.5%
DGRO

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

iShares · Dividend

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.080%
Net assets
$43.46B
TTM yield
1.90%
Top-10 conc.
26.5%

Sub-score comparison

80
Cost
92
84
Tax efficiency
77
80
Liquidity
100
96
Concentration
76
Tracking quality
ACWVsub-scoreDGRO

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

DGRO is 12 bps cheaper than ACWV. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for ACWV.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with ACWV vs DGRO.

Top shared holdings

81 shared in total
#HoldingIn ACWVIn DGROOverlap
1CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.2.13%1.73%1.73%
2JOHNSON & JOHNSON1.41%2.64%1.41%
3MICROSOFT CORPORATION1.13%2.91%1.13%
4MCDONALD'S CORPORATION0.91%1.04%0.91%
5Pepsico, Inc.0.89%1.70%0.89%
6EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION0.89%2.90%0.89%
7THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY0.78%2.07%0.78%
8THE COCA-COLA COMPANY0.75%1.79%0.75%
9DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION1.22%0.73%0.73%
10INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION0.72%1.27%0.72%
11THE SOUTHERN COMPANY1.08%0.72%0.72%
12WALMART INC.0.61%0.95%0.61%

Only in ACWV

304 total
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited1.22%
  • United Microelectronics Corporation1.08%
  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.1.03%
  • KDDI CORPORATION1.01%
  • Novartis AG0.87%
  • AT&T INC.0.86%
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.0.84%
  • ORANGE SA0.83%
  • SoftBank Corp.0.82%
  • T-MOBILE US, INC.0.78%

Only in DGRO

313 total
  • BROADCOM INC3.25%
  • JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY3.04%
  • HOME DEPOT INC (THE)1.89%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP1.83%
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY1.29%
  • MORGAN STANLEY1.28%
  • NEXTERA ENERGY INC1.23%
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)1.18%
  • CITIGROUP INC1.12%
  • QUALCOMM INC1.10%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.