ETF comparison

DGROvsUSMV

Dividend vs Low Volatility Factor.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
35.2%

90 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DGRO and USMV would leave roughly35.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DGRO only 64.5%Shared 35.2%USMV only 64.5%
In DGRO only
304 positions
Shared
90 positions
In USMV only
80 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%
USMV

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

iShares · Low Volatility Factor

90composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$24.23B
TTM yield
1.46%
Top-10 conc.
15.6%

Sub-score comparison

92
Cost
85
77
Tax efficiency
85
100
Liquidity
100
76
Concentration
92
Tracking quality
DGROsub-scoreUSMV

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

Cost difference

DGRO is 7 bps cheaper than USMV. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for USMV.

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 USMV.

Top shared holdings

90 shared in total
#HoldingIn DGROIn USMVOverlap
1CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.73%1.80%1.73%
2EXXON MOBIL CORP2.90%1.60%1.60%
3MICROSOFT CORP2.91%1.56%1.56%
4JOHNSON & JOHNSON2.64%1.43%1.43%
5COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)1.79%1.19%1.19%
6MERCK & COMPANY INC1.75%1.17%1.17%
7INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP1.27%1.11%1.11%
8PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE)2.07%1.10%1.10%
9MCDONALD'S CORP1.04%1.24%1.04%
10PEPSICO INC1.70%1.01%1.01%
11VISA INC1.05%0.94%0.94%
12WALMART INC0.95%0.87%0.87%

Only in DGRO

304 total
  • JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY3.04%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP1.83%
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY1.29%
  • MORGAN STANLEY1.28%
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)1.18%
  • CITIGROUP INC1.12%
  • CONOCOPHILLIPS0.99%
  • CATERPILLAR INC0.79%
  • UNION PACIFIC CORP0.77%
  • BLACKROCK INC0.72%

Only in USMV

80 total
  • NVIDIA CORPORATION1.63%
  • VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.1.49%
  • BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.1.41%
  • VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED1.36%
  • WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.1.28%
  • NEWMONT CORPORATION1.18%
  • T-MOBILE US, INC.1.16%
  • THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION1.07%
  • CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC.1.06%
  • AT&T INC.0.99%

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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.