iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO)

NYSEARCA: DGRO · Real-Time Price · USD
61.99
+0.38 (0.62%)
Apr 2, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
0.62%
Assets $30.40B
Expense Ratio 0.08%
PE Ratio 21.09
Shares Out 492.00M
Dividend (ttm) $1.39
Dividend Yield 2.24%
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 18, 2025
Payout Ratio 47.38%
1-Year Return +7.36%
Volume 1,121,251
Open 61.26
Previous Close 61.61
Day's Range 61.25 - 62.09
52-Week Low 55.08
52-Week High 65.08
Beta 0.86
Holdings 415
Inception Date Jun 10, 2014

About DGRO

Fund Home Page

The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Morningstar US Dividend Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US stocks that are selected by dividends, dividend growth and payout ratio, then weighted by dividend dollars. DGRO was launched on Jun 10, 2014 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Value
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol DGRO
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index

Top 10 Holdings

25.94% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM 3.11%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 3.03%
Apple Inc. AAPL 2.89%
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 2.88%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 2.84%
AbbVie Inc. ABBV 2.67%
The Procter & Gamble Company PG 2.23%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 2.18%
The Home Depot, Inc. HD 2.09%
CME Group Inc. CME 2.01%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 18, 2025 $0.31093 Mar 21, 2025
Dec 17, 2024 $0.37804 Dec 20, 2024
Sep 25, 2024 $0.40308 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 $0.29323 Jun 17, 2024
Mar 21, 2024 $0.31074 Mar 27, 2024
Dec 20, 2023 $0.37005 Dec 27, 2023
Full Dividend History

News

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19 days ago - Seeking Alpha

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4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

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3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Why Dividend Investors Shouldn't Own DGRO

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3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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3 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Is there a good reason to invest in the DGRO ETF?

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3 months ago - Invezz

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4 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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6 months ago - Seeking Alpha

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