DGRO vs DURA: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

DGROANYSE Arca

VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF

DURACCboe

Overlap

28.9%by weight

Expense ratio

DGRO −0.22pt a year

DGRO0.08%DURA0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

DGRO 697.0×the volume

DGRO1.44MDURA2.07K

5Y return · a year

DGRO +2.4pt

DGRO+11.1%DURA+8.7%

DGRO vs DURA Performance

Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026

+69.0%DGRO+52.0%DURA

Expense ratio: DGRO 0.08%, better; DURA 0.30%
Fund size: DGRO $44.7B; DURA $38M
1Y total return: DGRO +22.5%; DURA +26.6%, better
Yield (12M): DGRO 1.84%; DURA 3.08%, better
Holdings: DGRO 394; DURA 81
Avg volume (30D): DGRO 1.44M sh, better; DURA 2.07K sh
NAV per share: DGRO $79.79; DURA $40.01
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DGRO, DURA, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DGRO	DURA
Cost30% weight	A88Higher	B67
Mission25% weight	A99Higher	C42
Risk15% weight	A76Higher	C50
Tradability15% weight	A88Higher	F22
Holdings10% weight	B63Higher	D29
Durability5% weight	A87Higher	D27

Rank among US Dividend Index funds

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Same Category. DGRO and DURA are both graded against the same 52 US Dividend Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Dividend Index⁠

Category · 52 funds

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DGRO ranks 1st and DURA 43rd of 52 funds in the US Dividend Index Category.

Rank 1ADGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETFScore 86
Rank 2ASCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFScore 81
Rank 41CJHDVJohn Hancock U.S. High Dividend ETFScore 47
Rank 43CDURAVanEck Durable High Dividend ETFScore 45
Rank 43CSTXDStrive 1000 Dividend Growth ETFScore 45

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DGROAiShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

DURACVanEck Durable High Dividend ETF

In short

DGRO BlackRock's dividend-growth screen casts a wider net than most: five straight years of raises rather than ten, plus a payout-ratio cap that filters out stretched payers. About 400 US dividend raisers, large through small cap, for 0.08% a year.

DURA Most dividend screens stop at yield. DURA's Morningstar index adds financial-strength and valuation tests on top, hunting high payers that also look cheap rather than just high-yielding.

Stated mandate

DGRO The fund seeks to follow an index of U.S. equities whose dividends have grown consistently.

DURA The fund seeks to track the Morningstar US Dividend Valuation Index, which targets high-dividend-yielding U.S. companies selected for financial strength and attractive valuations.

Why people hold it

DGRO Costs 0.08% a year, a small fraction of the typical fee among US dividend-screen ETFs.
The screen has teeth: a qualified dividend, five years of uninterrupted dividend growth, a payout ratio under 75%, and the top decile of yielders cut before the other tests run.ishares.com
Roughly 400 names across large, mid and small caps, weighted by the dividend dollars each company pays rather than by market cap.ishares.com cib.barclays
Tracks the Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index about as tightly as this group gets, and it's an actively traded, multi-billion-dollar fund that has run since 2014.

DURA The index screens high-yielding US stocks for financial strength and attractive valuation, a built-in check against chasing yield on its own.vaneck.com
At 0.30% a year, it undercuts the 0.39% median fee for dividend-screen funds.
Roughly 70 stocks and quarterly distributions: a compact income sleeve, not a broad-market proxy wearing a dividend label.
Trading since 2018, so the quality-plus-value approach has a multi-year live record behind it, not just a backtest.

Worth knowing

DGRO Chopping the highest-yielding decile is deliberate: this is built around payout growth and dividend durability, not the fattest current yield on the shelf.ishares.com
Only dividend payers qualify, so some of the market's biggest non-paying growth companies sit outside the portfolio by rule.ishares.com
Income arrives quarterly, not monthly, and this is plain US stock exposure: no buffer, no hedge, full equity risk.

DURA A small fund that trades thinly next to the category's giants, so spreads and fill quality can matter more than the expense ratio.
Cheaper than the typical dividend screener, but the category's largest funds cost a fraction: VIG at 0.04%, SCHD at 0.06%, DGRO at 0.08%.
A value tilt across roughly 70 names concentrates sector bets and puts more weight on each holding than broad dividend indexes do.

Full DGRO profile⁠

Full DURA profile⁠

DGRO vs DURA Holdings

How DGRO and DURA differ

Overlap by weight

28.9%

Shared holdings make up 64.7% of DURA and 28.9% of DGRO.

Level by level

Holdings52 in both28.9%
Sector10 Sectors70.6%
Countryby domicile97.4%

Sector

Sector weights in DGRO and DURA, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	DGRO	DURA
Energy	DURA +11.5 points	5.3%	16.8%
Technology	DGRO +10.4 points	16.7%	6.3%
Financials	DGRO +9.7 points	19.6%	9.8%
Communication	DURA +7.6 points	0.1%	7.7%
Industrials	DGRO +7.1 points	10.9%	3.8%
Utilities	DURA +4.5 points	7.3%	11.8%
Consumer Staples	DURA +4.5 points	13.1%	17.6%
Health Care	DURA +1.5 points	17.9%	19.4%
Consumer Discretionary	DGRO +1.3 points	6.5%	5.2%
Materials	DGRO +0.8 points	2.5%	1.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DGRO and DURA, widest gap first
Country	Gap	DGRO	DURA
United States	DGRO +2.2 points	99.3%	97.1%
Ireland	DURA +2.1 points	0.0%	2.1%
Netherlands	DURA +0.5 points	0.0%	0.5%
Other countries (4)	DGRO +0.4 points	0.7%	0.3%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DGRO26.9%
DURA43.0%

Securities held

DGRO391
DURA80

Asset class

DGRO: Stocks
DURA: Multi-Asset

Holdings

Only in DGRO339
In both52
Only in DURA28

Only in DGRO

339 securities, 70.9% of DGRO by weight

Microsoft3.14%
Apple3.07%
AbbVie3.06%
Johnson & Johnson2.86%
JPMorgan Chase & Co2.68%
Procter & Gamble2.52%
Broadcom Inc2.19%
Home Depot2.19%
Coca-Cola1.98%
UnitedHealth Group1.82%
International Business Machines Co1.46%
Eli Lilly1.43%
Cisco Systems Inc1.25%
Wells Fargo1.24%
Accenture PLC Class A1.22%
Visa Class A1.13%
Walmart1.12%
Morgan Stanley1.00%
Goldman Sachs Group0.96%
Citigroup0.86%
Rtx0.82%
Southern0.81%
Linde PLC0.70%
Mastercard Class A0.69%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.66%
Automatic Data Processing Inc0.65%
Lockheed Martin0.64%
Oracle0.55%
Tjx0.48%
Analog Devices0.47%
American Electric Power Inc0.46%
Marsh0.46%
Caterpillar Inc0.45%
Cme Group Class A0.45%
American Express0.44%
Phillips 660.43%
Illinois Tool Inc0.42%
Cigna0.36%
Sempra0.35%
Deere0.34%
Chubb0.34%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.34%
Waste Management Inc0.33%
Elevance Health Inc0.33%
Northrop Grumman Corp0.31%
Eaton PLC0.31%
Fifth Third Bancorp0.31%
Stryker0.30%
Intuit0.29%
Public Service Enterprise Group0.29%

Only in DURA

28 securities, 35.2% of DURA by weight

Chevron Corp4.93%
Pfizer Inc4.89%
Verizon Communications Inc4.36%
Altria Group Inc4.03%
At&T Inc3.30%
Texas Instruments Inc2.87%
Us Bancorp1.56%
Oneok Inc1.22%
Dominion Energy Inc1.20%
Kinder Morgan Inc1.14%
Norfolk Southern Corp0.61%
T Rowe Price Group Inc0.56%
Devon Energy Corp0.51%
Firstenergy Corp0.51%
American International Group Inc0.48%
Hershey Co/The0.43%
Ppl Corp0.42%
Keycorp0.37%
Aes Corp/The0.25%
Skyworks Solutions Inc0.24%
Hasbro Inc0.24%
Expand Energy Corp0.24%
Dupont De Nemours Inc0.19%
Franklin Resources Inc0.18%
Eastman Chemical Co0.17%
Cf Industries Holdings Inc0.15%
Portland General Electric Co0.12%
Federated Hermes Inc0.06%

Weight gaps

All 52 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in DGRO and DURA, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	DGRO	DURA
Philip Morris InternationalPM	DURA +2.93 points	2.18%	5.11%
Merck & Co IncMRK	DURA +2.37 points	1.80%	4.17%
PepsicoPEP	DURA +2.32 points	1.83%	4.15%
Exxonmobil Holdings CorpXOM	DURA +2.16 points	2.99%	5.15%
Bank of AmericaBAC	DURA +1.69 points	1.26%	2.95%
Amgen IncAMGN	DURA +1.66 points	1.26%	2.92%
Mcdonalds CorpMCD	DURA +1.65 points	1.25%	2.90%
Nextera EnergyNEE	DURA +1.53 points	1.19%	2.72%
Gilead SciencesGILD	DURA +1.29 points	0.99%	2.28%
Abbott LaboratoriesABT	DURA +1.27 points	0.97%	2.24%
ConocophillipsCOP	DURA +1.21 points	0.90%	2.11%
Medtronic PLCMDT	DURA +1.16 points	0.88%	2.04%
QualcommQCOM	DURA +1.09 points	0.84%	1.93%
Duke Energy CorpDUK	DURA +1.03 points	0.79%	1.82%
Union PacificUNP	DURA +0.96 points	0.74%	1.70%
BlackRockBLK	DURA +0.91 points	0.74%	1.65%
Lowes Companies IncLOW	DURA +0.86 points	0.68%	1.54%
Mondelez International Class AMDLZ	DURA +0.81 points	0.61%	1.42%
Pnc Financial Services GroupPNC	DURA +0.70 points	0.64%	1.34%
Eog ResourcesEOG	DURA +0.64 points	0.48%	1.12%
Colgate-PalmoliveCL	DURA +0.53 points	0.41%	0.94%
Air Products and ChemicalsAPD	DURA +0.47 points	0.36%	0.83%
Xcel Energy IncXEL	DURA +0.45 points	0.34%	0.79%
General Dynamics CorpGD	DURA +0.42 points	0.34%	0.76%
Consolidated EdisonED	DURA +0.42 points	0.32%	0.74%
Keurig Dr Pepper IncKDP	DURA +0.41 points	0.31%	0.72%
Wec Energy GroupWEC	DURA +0.39 points	0.30%	0.69%
Becton DickinsonBDX	DURA +0.38 points	0.29%	0.67%
Nxp Semiconductors NVNXPI	DURA +0.32 points	0.23%	0.55%
SyscoSYY	DURA +0.29 points	0.22%	0.51%
Dte EnergyDTE	DURA +0.27 points	0.21%	0.48%
L3HARRIS TechnologiesLHX	DURA +0.27 points	0.21%	0.48%
AmerenAEE	DURA +0.25 points	0.19%	0.44%
Yum BrandsYUM	DURA +0.24 points	0.19%	0.43%
M&T BankMTB	DURA +0.23 points	0.18%	0.41%
Microchip Technology IncMCHP	DURA +0.23 points	0.17%	0.40%
Atmos EnergyATO	DURA +0.21 points	0.15%	0.36%
Cms EnergyCMS	DURA +0.20 points	0.16%	0.36%
EvergyEVRG	DURA +0.20 points	0.15%	0.35%
Ppg IndustriesPPG	DURA +0.20 points	0.16%	0.36%
Diamondback EnergyFANG	DURA +0.20 points	0.16%	0.36%
Alliant Energy CorpLNT	DURA +0.17 points	0.13%	0.30%
GarminGRMN	DURA +0.17 points	0.15%	0.32%
Snap On IncSNA	DURA +0.14 points	0.10%	0.24%
Mccormick & Co Non-VotingMKC	DURA +0.13 points	0.10%	0.23%
Royalty Pharma PLC Class ARPRX	DURA +0.10 points	0.08%	0.18%
Cullen Frost BankersCFR	DURA +0.07 points	0.05%	0.12%
Invesco LtdIVZ	DURA +0.06 points	0.05%	0.11%
IdacorpIDA	DURA +0.06 points	0.04%	0.10%
New Jersey Resources CorpNJR	DURA +0.06 points	0.04%	0.10%
Marketaxess HoldingsMKTX	DURA +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
GentexGNTX	DURA +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%

All 391 DGRO holdings⁠All 71 DURA holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DGRO vs DURA Cost

Overpaying DURA vs DGRO

$4,460

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

DGRO 0.08%
$1,689
DURA 0.30%
$6,149

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DGRO 0.08%
DURA 0.30%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DGRO	DURA	Overpaying
10	$147	$545	$398
20	$575	$2,113	$1,538
30	$1,689	$6,149	$4,460

Expense ratio

0.08%DGRO, cheaper
0.30%DURA

DGRO0.08%DURA0.30%

0.04%0.70%

Middle half of US Dividend Index funds
Median 0.35%

DGRO 8th cheapest of 52 funds

DURA 18th cheapest of 52 funds

DGRO vs DURA Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): DGRO 1.84%; DURA 3.08%, better
Payout (12M): DGRO $1.49; DURA $1.24
Last payment: DGRO $0.39; DURA $0.26
Ex-dividend: DGRO Sep 15, 2026; DURA Oct 1, 2026
Paid on: DGRO Sep 18, 2026; DURA Oct 6, 2026
Frequency: DGRO Quarterly; DURA Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DGROQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll DGRO payments⁠

DURAQuarterly · 32 paymentsAll DURA payments⁠

DGRO vs DURA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DGRO
DURA

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DGRO 10.8%, betterDURA 11.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DGRO 1.47, betterDURA 0.95
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DGRO −19.3%DURA −15.8%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DGRO 0.67DURA 0.38; Market = 1

DGRO and DURA in the news

All news⁠

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Oct 30, 2026DGRO
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Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.
Updated Oct 2, 2026DGRO
Income Watch
A 25.22% distribution rate met a -0.32% SEC yield as the 10-year paid 5.01%
Sep 20, 2026DGRO
New ETFs
Raub Brock lists HQDG, an active dividend-growth ETF priced at 0.50%
Sep 8, 2026DGRO

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