ETF comparison
DGRO vs VBK
Dividend vs US Small Cap.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
Holdings overlap
55 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DGRO and VBK would leave roughly 1.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VBK is 3 bps cheaper than DGRO. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for DGRO.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with DGRO vs VBK.
Top shared holdings
55 shared in total| # | Holding | In DGRO | In VBK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HUBBELL INC | 0.06% | 0.19% | 0.06% |
| 2 | DOMINO'S PIZZA INC | 0.06% | 0.28% | 0.06% |
| 3 | TEXAS ROADHOUSE INC | 0.05% | 0.36% | 0.05% |
| 4 | INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS INC | 0.05% | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| 5 | JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC | 0.05% | 0.28% | 0.05% |
| 6 | GRACO INC | 0.04% | 0.35% | 0.04% |
| 7 | FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC | 0.04% | 0.24% | 0.04% |
| 8 | LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC | 0.04% | 0.41% | 0.04% |
| 9 | NORDSON CORP | 0.04% | 0.45% | 0.04% |
| 10 | ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY | 0.03% | 0.17% | 0.03% |
| 11 | A.O. SMITH CORP | 0.03% | 0.20% | 0.03% |
| 12 | ROYAL GOLD INC | 0.03% | 0.48% | 0.03% |
Only in DGRO
335 total- MICROSOFT CORP 3.24%
- JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.16%
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.07%
- ABBVIE INC 2.96%
- EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.87%
- APPLE INC 2.86%
- BROADCOM INC 2.55%
- PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 2.17%
- HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 2.14%
- PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 2.13%
Only in VBK
488 total- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
- REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.06%
- Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
- Natera Inc 1.04%
- Twilio Inc 0.88%
- Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
- FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78%
- Entegris Inc 0.77%
- ATI Inc 0.76%
- TechnipFMC PLC 0.74%
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/methodology/.
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