ETF comparison

DGROvsEFAV

Dividend vs Low Volatility Factor.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0%

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DGRO and EFAV would leave roughly0.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DGRO only 99.8%Shared 0.0%EFAV only 98.9%
In DGRO only
394 positions
Shared
0 positions
In EFAV only
244 positions

Side by side

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%
EFAV

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares · Low Volatility Factor

84composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$5.51B
TTM yield
3.06%
Top-10 conc.
15.1%

Sub-score comparison

92
Cost
80
77
Tax efficiency
82
100
Liquidity
89
76
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
DGROsub-scoreEFAV

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

Cost difference

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

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 DGRO vs EFAV.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in DGRO

394 total
  • BROADCOM INC3.25%
  • JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY3.04%
  • APPLE INC2.93%
  • MICROSOFT CORP2.91%
  • EXXON MOBIL CORP2.90%
  • JOHNSON & JOHNSON2.64%
  • ABBVIE INC2.52%
  • UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC2.31%
  • PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)2.07%
  • PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC1.94%

Only in EFAV

244 total
  • ENI S.P.A.1.68%
  • TOTALENERGIES SE1.67%
  • EQUINOR ASA1.59%
  • SHELL PLC1.57%
  • Iberdrola, S.A.1.51%
  • DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD1.47%
  • ORANGE SA1.43%
  • Swisscom AG1.41%
  • Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited1.40%
  • Novartis AG1.36%

Open DGRO or EFAV at a brokerage

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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.