ETF comparison
DGROvsVIG
Both Dividend.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
249 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DGRO and VIG would leave roughly70.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VIG is 4 bps cheaper than DGRO. On a $100,000 position that's about $40/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DGRO vs VIG.
Top shared holdings
249 shared in total| # | Holding | In DGRO | In VIG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROADCOM INC | 3.25% | 5.18% | 3.25% |
| 2 | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 3.04% | 3.59% | 3.04% |
| 3 | APPLE INC | 2.93% | 4.07% | 2.93% |
| 4 | MICROSOFT CORP | 2.91% | 3.97% | 2.91% |
| 5 | EXXON MOBIL CORP | 2.90% | 2.90% | 2.90% |
| 6 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.64% | 2.49% | 2.49% |
| 7 | ABBVIE INC | 2.52% | 1.68% | 1.68% |
| 8 | CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.73% | 1.63% | 1.63% |
| 9 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 1.83% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| 10 | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 2.07% | 1.54% | 1.54% |
| 11 | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 2.31% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
| 12 | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 1.89% | 1.47% | 1.47% |
Only in DGRO
145 total- PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC1.94%
- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY1.29%
- CITIGROUP INC1.12%
- CONOCOPHILLIPS0.99%
- DUKE ENERGY CORP0.73%
- SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)0.72%
- RTX CORP0.68%
- EOG RESOURCES INC0.53%
- TJX COMPANIES INC (THE)0.42%
- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY0.42%
Only in VIG
83 total- Texas Instruments Inc1.15%
- Starbucks Corp0.54%
- NIKE Inc0.24%
- Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc0.14%
- Cboe Global Markets Inc0.14%
- Albemarle Corp0.10%
- Veralto Corp0.10%
- RB Global Inc0.09%
- Watsco Inc0.07%
- Solstice Advanced Materials Inc0.06%
Open DGRO or VIG 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.