iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
Data as of October 30, 2026. DGRO closed at $81.03.
DGRO holds roughly 400 U.S. stocks with at least five straight years of dividend growth and a payout ratio under 75%. The shorter streak admits younger dividend growers, including technology companies, and makes it broader than SCHD or NOBL.
| Issuer | BlackRock iShares |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Tracks the Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index |
| Category | Dividend growth |
| Inception | June 10, 2014 |
| Annualized total return | +12.9% over one year, +17.6% a year over three years, +11.0% a year over five years |
| Main risk | The modest yield and broad portfolio mean it behaves a lot like the wider market in a sell-off. |
| Year | Paid per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | $1.05 | — |
| 2025 | $1.45 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | $1.39 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | $1.32 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | $1.17 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | $1.07 | — |
| Recent ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 15, 2026 | $0.385 |
| June 15, 2026 | $0.331 |
| March 17, 2026 | $0.331 |
| December 16, 2025 | $0.447 |
| September 16, 2025 | $0.369 |
| June 16, 2025 | $0.324 |
Per-share cash distributions, adjusted for splits. Includes special and capital-gains distributions. Confirm exact amounts with BlackRock iShares.
| Holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 3.2% |
| Apple Inc | 3.2% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 3.1% |
| AbbVie Inc | 2.9% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.9% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2.8% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.8% |
| Procter & Gamble Co | 2.3% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 2.2% |
| The Home Depot Inc | 1.9% |
| Ticker | Yield | Expense Ratio | Pays | 1Y Return | 3Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHD | 2.95% | 0.06% | Quarterly | +23.4% | +15.4% |
| NOBL | 1.98% | 0.35% | Quarterly | +7.3% | +9.2% |
| DGRO | 1.84% | 0.08% | Quarterly | +12.9% | +17.6% |
| VIG | 1.47% | 0.04% | Quarterly | +9.8% | +16.5% |
| DGRW | 1.22% | 0.28% | Monthly | +10.7% | +17.0% |
Returns assume distributions are reinvested; periods over one year are annualized.
1.84% on a trailing 12-month basis as of October 30, 2026: $1.49 of distributions per share on a $81.03 price. That is about $184 a year on a $10,000 investment. The yield moves with the share price and with each payment.
No. DGRO pays quarterly. See our list of ETFs that pay monthly dividends if you need monthly income. The most recent ex-dividend date in our data was September 15, 2026, at $0.385 per share.
0.08% a year, or about $8 per $10,000 invested. The cost is taken from the fund's assets, so you never see it as a separate charge.
Mostly qualified dividends, and the low yield keeps the annual tax bill small. A good fit for taxable accounts.
A broad, low-cost dividend-growth core that sits between income funds and the total market. The main risk: the modest yield and broad portfolio mean it behaves a lot like the wider market in a sell-off. This is general information, not personal advice.