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Is DGRO a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) is a US dividend ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DGRO 6.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.3), lowest on Value (0.7). It trades at 22.9 times earnings, against its own median of 19.3. Its ten largest holdings are 27% of the fund.

What stands out in DGRO's data

U.S. dividend growth stocks, screened for consistent payout increases.

Pays a premium for earnings relative to most dividend funds — a richer entry price for its holdings.

Trailing P/E multiple of 22.9x places it among the priciest 10% band of dividend peers, above the category median of 18.8x. Holdings 393.

A broad dividend-growth allocation, built around companies that raise payouts year after year.

Why did DGRO move this week? It rose 0.9% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Johnson & Johnson and Broadcom drove it

DGRO rose 0.9% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Johnson & Johnson (+5.1%), Broadcom (+4.1%) and Lockheed Martin (+14.2%); Merck (−6.0%) pushed the other way.

How is DGRO rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) 6.0 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) 6.0 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.0 / 10
  • Growth: 5.5 / 10
  • Value: 0.7 / 10
  • Risk: 9.3 / 10
  • Quality: 7.2 / 10
  • Return: 7.1 / 10

Is DGRO expensive right now? It trades at 22.9 times earnings, against its own median of 19.3

As of October 28, 2026, DGRO is more expensive than 93% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from DGRO's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside DGRO? 18% Tech

What's inside DGRO: Size (Large 91%, Mid 9%, Small 1%); Geography (International 5%, US 95%); Tech 18.2%; Magnificent 7 6.2%; AI 6.2%; Semiconductors 5.4%; Memory 4.3%.

What are DGRO's top holdings? The ten largest are 27% of the fund

Exxonmobil, Microsoft, Apple, Abbvie, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Broadcom, Procter & Gamble, Philip Morris International and Home Depot are DGRO's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 85% of Dividend US ETFs.

Half of DGRO's weight sits in its 27 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 79 equally weighted holdings.

What is DGRO's expense ratio? 0.08% a year

As of October 28, 2026, DGRO charges 0.08% a year, yields 1.85% and holds $44.6B in assets across 393 positions.

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) — cost, income and size
MeasureDGRO
Expense ratio0.08%
Dividend yield1.85%
Assets under management$44.6B
Holdings393

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dgro

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