ETF comparison
DGROvsVYM
Both Dividend.
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF · Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
266 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DGRO and VYM would leave roughly63.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VYM 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 VYM.
Top shared holdings
266 shared in total| # | Holding | In DGRO | In VYM | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROADCOM INC | 3.25% | 8.03% | 3.25% |
| 2 | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY | 3.04% | 3.34% | 3.04% |
| 3 | EXXON MOBIL CORP | 2.90% | 2.72% | 2.72% |
| 4 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.64% | 2.30% | 2.30% |
| 5 | ABBVIE INC | 2.52% | 1.56% | 1.56% |
| 6 | CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.73% | 1.52% | 1.52% |
| 7 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | 1.83% | 1.44% | 1.44% |
| 8 | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 2.07% | 1.44% | 1.44% |
| 9 | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 2.31% | 1.40% | 1.40% |
| 10 | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 1.89% | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| 11 | COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 1.79% | 1.28% | 1.28% |
| 12 | MERCK & COMPANY INC | 1.75% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
Only in DGRO
128 total- APPLE INC2.93%
- MICROSOFT CORP2.91%
- ELI LILLY & COMPANY1.14%
- VISA INC1.05%
- WALMART INC0.95%
- MASTERCARD INC0.61%
- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP0.52%
- TJX COMPANIES INC (THE)0.42%
- AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY0.42%
- APPLIED MATERIALS INC0.38%
Only in VYM
342 total- Chevron Corp1.51%
- Texas Instruments Inc1.06%
- Verizon Communications Inc0.84%
- Walt Disney Co/The0.77%
- AT&T Inc0.75%
- Pfizer Inc0.63%
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co0.51%
- Altria Group Inc0.51%
- Newmont Corp0.51%
- Starbucks Corp0.50%
Open DGRO or VYM 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.