DGRW: WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) run by WisdomTree. This fund owns US companies that pay dividends and look likely to keep raising them. It charges 0.28% a year. From May 2013 to October 2026 it returned about 13.0% a year, and its worst drop was −32.0%.

Written by the Tactfolio research team. Fund facts checked October 17, 2026. Prices through October 16, 2026.

Yearly fee
0.28%
about $28 on $10,000
Return per year
13.0%
since May 2013
Worst drop
−32.0%
since 2013
Started trading
May 2013
WisdomTree

Key points

  • Expense ratio: 0.28% a year (about $28 on $10,000).
  • Started trading on May 22, 2013.
  • Worst drop since 2013: −32.0%.
  • No Tactfolio classic strategies hold it.

What does DGRW hold?#

This fund owns US companies that pay dividends and look likely to keep raising them. It favors profitable firms with strong growth. Big technology companies make up a large part of it.

It tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index. It had 199 holdings as of March 31, 2026, according to WisdomTree.

FactDGRW
Full nameWisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund
IssuerWisdomTree
Expense ratio0.28% a year
Started tradingMay 22, 2013
TracksWisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index
TypeUS stocks, ETF
Holdings199 holdings as of March 31, 2026
Facts checkedOctober 17, 2026 on the WisdomTree fund page

What is the DGRW expense ratio?#

DGRW charges 0.28% a year. An expense ratio is the yearly fee a fund takes to run itself. On $10,000, a 0.28% fee comes to about $28 a year.

You never get a bill for it. The fund takes the fee out of its own value a little each day.

How has DGRW done since 2013?#

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DGRWGrowth of $10,000, log scale, with dividends reinvested. Past results do not tell you what happens next.

From May 2013 to October 2026, DGRW returned about 13.0% a year. Say you put in $10,000 at the start. It would have been worth about $51,173 at the end, with every dividend reinvested.

MeasureDGRW
Total return411.7%
Return per year (CAGR)13.0%
Worst drop from a high−32.0%
Volatility (how much it swings)15.4%
Last 12 months13.8%
Last 3 years, per year17.0%
Last 5 years, per year12.0%
Last 10 years, per year14.2%

Prices through October 16, 2026. Figures use daily closing prices adjusted for splits, with dividends reinvested. They do not include taxes or the cost of buying and selling. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.

DGRW returns by year#

YearDGRW return
2026 (part of the year)11.5%
202512.2%
202417.0%
202318.7%
2022−6.3%
202124.5%
202013.8%
201929.5%
2018−5.4%
201726.9%
201612.1%
2015−1.1%
201413.8%
2013 (part of the year)13.2%

What was DGRW’s worst drop?#

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Drawdown: how far DGRW was below its last high on each day.

A drawdown is how far a fund falls from its last high point. DGRW’s worst fall was −32.0%, from January 17, 2020 to March 23, 2020. It got back to that high on August 10, 2020.

The chart shows how far below its last high the fund was on each day. Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

Which Tactfolio strategies hold DGRW?#

No classic strategy holds DGRW yet. You can add it to your own rules in the builder and see how they would have done.

How does DGRW compare with similar ETFs?#

Funds that can stand in for DGRW:

  • VIG: Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF, 0.04% a year
  • DGRO: iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, 0.08% a year
  • NOBL: ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF, 0.35% a year
  • VYM: Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, 0.04% a year

See all 8 DGRW alternatives, compared on the same dates as DGRW.

Test DGRW in your own rules#

Tactfolio is a platform where you build rules-based investing strategies, backtest them on decades of real prices, share them, and run them automatically in your own Alpaca account. Open the builder, add DGRW, and see how a rule such as “hold it only above its 200-day average” would have done. Strategies run on daily prices and hold US stocks and ETFs only.

The details#

Prices come from Tactfolio’s stored daily prices for DGRW. Each close is adjusted for splits, and dividends are reinvested on the day the fund pays them out. CAGR is the steady yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns.

Fund facts come from WisdomTree. We checked them on October 17, 2026. Read what a backtest simulates and how to read drawdown and CAGR for more on these measures.

Common questions#

What is the expense ratio of DGRW?#

DGRW charges 0.28% a year, according to WisdomTree as of October 17, 2026. That is about $28 a year for every $10,000 you hold.

When did DGRW start trading?#

DGRW started trading on May 22, 2013. It is run by WisdomTree.

What does DGRW track?#

DGRW tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Index. This fund owns US companies that pay dividends and look likely to keep raising them.

How much has DGRW returned per year?#

From May 2013 to October 2026, DGRW returned about 13.0% a year with dividends reinvested. Its worst drop was −32.0%. Past returns do not tell you what it will do next.

Which strategies use DGRW?#

None of Tactfolio’s classic strategies hold DGRW yet. You can test it in your own rules in the builder.

Sources#