BGIG vs DVGR

BGIGABahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF

DVGRDDAC 3D Dividend Growth ETF

In short

BGIG An active dividend fund that writes the cushion into its own mandate: rising income, downside protection versus the broad market, and growth. Distributions land monthly, and it charges less than the typical active dividend-income fund.

DVGR A boutique newcomer named for its screen: 3D, short for "Double Digits for a Decade or More." DAC runs a global stock portfolio on growth, quality and value, chasing capital appreciation and current income in one wrapper.

Stated mandate

BGIG The Fund seeks growing dividend income, downside protection relative to the broader equity market, and long-term capital appreciation.

DVGR The Fund seeks capital appreciation and current income.

Why people hold it

• BGIG The stated objective names three jobs at once: growing dividend income, downside protection relative to the broader equity market, and long-term capital appreciation.
• Income arrives monthly, not on the quarterly schedule most equity funds keep.
• At 0.45% a year, it sits below the median fee for active US dividend-income funds.
• One of the strongest implementations in its peer group of active US dividend-income funds, with a portfolio that matches the mandate on the label.

• DVGR The mandate is spelled out: capital appreciation plus current income, drawn from a global stock pool screened on growth, quality and value.
• Plain plumbing. A 1940 Act stock fund with no leverage and no options overlay to decode before you own it.
• Global by design, so the hunt for dividend growers is not fenced into the US market.
• Actively run with quarterly distributions: a manager can act on a dividend cut instead of waiting for an index reconstitution.

Worth knowing

• BGIG Cheaper active dividend options exist: CGDV runs 0.33% and HIDV 0.35%.
• Hunting rising dividends means skipping most of the non-payers inside the S&P 500 it measures itself against, so results can look very different from the index.
• Launched in 2023, so there is no live record spanning a full market cycle yet.

• DVGR 0.65% a year sits above the median for dividend-income peers, and cheaper active options exist: CGDV at 0.33%, TDVG at 0.50%.
• It opened in December 2025 and names no declared index, so there is little live history to measure the 3D process against.
• A young fund with a modest asset base trades thinner than the category's giants, so the spread and a limit order are worth a look.

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