iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO)

NYSEARCA: DGRO · Real-Time Price · USD
62.26
+0.02 (0.03%)
At close: Jun 20, 2025, 4:00 PM
62.14
-0.12 (-0.20%)
After-hours: Jun 20, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
0.03%
Assets $31.78B
Expense Ratio 0.08%
PE Ratio 19.66
Shares Out 510.60M
Dividend (ttm) $1.42
Dividend Yield 2.27%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 16, 2025
Payout Ratio 44.70%
1-Year Return +7.81%
Volume 2,444,732
Open 62.49
Previous Close 62.24
Day's Range 62.14 - 62.54
52-Week Low 54.09
52-Week High 65.08
Beta 0.85
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

26.80% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 3.67%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 3.37%
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 3.26%
Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM 2.94%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 2.57%
Apple Inc. AAPL 2.55%
AbbVie Inc. ABBV 2.35%
The Procter & Gamble Company PG 2.06%
CME Group Inc. CME 2.06%
The Home Depot, Inc. HD 1.97%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 16, 2025 $0.32371 Jun 20, 2025
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
Full Dividend History

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