Best Of
Best Dividend Growth ETFs in 2026
ETFs identified by dividend-growth, appreciation, or dividend-raiser strategies.
Data updated October 2026 · 40 ETFs
The short answer
This screen identifies dividend-growth strategies from explicit tags or fund names. A generic Dividend tag alone does not qualify. Funds appear largest first, with up to 40 shown.
Company dividend increases do not guarantee a rising ETF distribution. Portfolio changes, expenses, payment timing, and dividend cuts can change fund-level income.
Who this page is for
Best for
- Researchers comparing dividend-growth selection rules
- Readers weighing current income against dividend-growth objectives
Not a fit for
- Anyone needing a guaranteed rising payment
- Treating past dividend increases as protection from stock-market losses
Analysis
Dividend-growth funds select companies using different records of dividend increases, quality measures, or dividend-growth expectations. The exact rule matters: a long required payment history can produce a different portfolio from a forward-looking quality screen. Compare sector weights, holdings overlap, turnover, and cost alongside the dividend policy.
Neither a dividend-growth label nor a past record of increases guarantees future fund income, inflation protection, or outperformance. Company dividends can be cut. ETF distributions can decline even when some holdings raise their payouts. A lower starting distribution rate may or may not be offset by future growth.
Risks specific to this category
- Currency risk: a strengthening dollar reduces both the value and the distributions of foreign-denominated holdings, independent of how the underlying markets perform.
- Dividend-cut lag: dividend indexes rebalance after a cut is announced, so a passive fund typically rides the stock down and locks in the reduced payout before its screen removes the name.
- Sector tilts: dividend screens overweight financials, utilities, and consumer staples relative to the broad market, so these funds share rate-cycle sensitivity that a total-market fund does not.
- Liquidity and closure risk: 17 of the 40 funds listed hold under $100M in assets, and small funds tend to trade with wider bid-ask spreads and face a higher risk of liquidation.
- Distributions are not contractual: each payout is declared period by period, so the yields on this page can fall without notice when portfolio income, option premium, or fund policy changes.
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Top picks
Top 3 dividend growth ETFs by assets under management.
Yield distribution
Expense ratio distribution
Income projection
Estimated income if the current average distribution rate of 1.79% held for a full year with share prices unchanged. Distribution rate is not total return—a fund can pay a large distribution while its share price falls—so treat these as an upper-bound illustration, not a forecast.
| Investment | Annual income | Monthly income | Weekly income |
|---|---|---|---|
| $10,000 | $179 | $15 | $3 |
| $25,000 | $448 | $37 | $9 |
| $50,000 | $897 | $75 | $17 |
| $100,000 | $1,794 | $149 | $34 |
Issuer breakdown
Distribution of ETFs by fund issuer, showing how concentrated or varied the sponsor lineup is.
How this list is built
"Best" here means the selection rule below, applied to our own data — not an opinion poll and not a prediction:
- Universe: every security in our database matching this category — 41 qualified as of October 2026.
- Exclusions: liquidated, delisted and renamed funds drop out automatically; a renamed fund's successor appears in its place.
- Ordering: assets under management, largest first.
- Cap: the top 40 are shown; 1 further matching funds are not listed here. Use the screener for the complete set.
- Independence: no placement on this page is paid, sponsored, or influenced by a fund issuer.
All 40 ETFs
| Ticker | Name | Issuer | Yield | Expense ratio | AUM | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIG | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | Vanguard | 1.58% | 0.04% | $111.1B | Quarterly |
| DGRO | iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | iShares | 2.03% | 0.08% | $42.5B | Quarterly |
| RDVY | First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | First Trust | 0.77% | 0.47% | $25.2B | Quarterly |
| DGRW | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund | WisdomTree | 2.08% | 0.28% | $17.1B | Monthly |
| SDVY | First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | First Trust | 0.97% | 0.58% | $11.1B | Quarterly |
| NOBL | ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | ProShares | 2.08% | 0.35% | $11.1B | Quarterly |
| VIGI | Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF | Vanguard | 1.94% | 0.07% | $9.0B | Quarterly |
| CGDG | Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF | Capital Group | 1.74% | 0.47% | $5.7B | Quarterly |
| IHDG | WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund | WisdomTree | 0.96% | 0.58% | $2.1B | Quarterly |
| REGL | ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | ProShares | 1.81% | 0.40% | $1.7B | Quarterly |
| TDVG | T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF | T. Rowe Price | 0.94% | 0.50% | $1.4B | Quarterly |
| IGRO | iShares International Dividend Growth ETF | iShares | 1.92% | 0.15% | $1.3B | Quarterly |
| PEY | Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF | Invesco | 4.88% | 0.68% | $1.1B | Monthly |
| PID | Invesco International Dividend Achievers ETF | Invesco | 2.90% | 0.53% | $852M | Quarterly |
| PFM | Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF | Invesco | 1.30% | 0.52% | $784M | Quarterly |
| IQDG | WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund | WisdomTree | 1.13% | 0.42% | $693M | Quarterly |
| SMDV | ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF | ProShares | 2.30% | 0.40% | $667M | Quarterly |
| DNL | WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund | WisdomTree | 0.80% | 0.42% | $477M | Quarterly |
| DGRS | WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund | WisdomTree | 3.68% | 0.38% | $385M | Monthly |
| TDV | ProShares S&P Technology Dividend Aristocrats ETF | ProShares | 1.01% | 0.45% | $271M | Quarterly |
| GDIV | Harbor Dividend Growth Leaders ETF | Harbor Capital Advisors | 1.16% | 0.50% | $235M | Quarterly |
| FID | First Trust S&P International Dividend Aristocrats ETF | First Trust | 2.82% | 0.60% | $168M | Quarterly |
| DGRE | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund | WisdomTree | 1.99% | 0.32% | $149M | Quarterly |
| EUDG | WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund | WisdomTree | 0.48% | 0.58% | $67M | Quarterly |
| STXD | Strive 1000 Dividend Growth ETF | Strive | 0.97% | 0.35% | $66M | Quarterly |
| KNGZ | First Trust S&P 500 Diversified Dividend Aristocrats ETF | First Trust | 2.55% | 0.50% | $65M | Quarterly |
| EFAD | ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF | ProShares | 1.51% | 0.50% | $62M | Quarterly |
| EASY | Liberty One Defensive Dividend Growth ETF | Liberty Funds | 2.89% | 0.85% | $61M | Monthly |
| VDIG | Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund - Vanguard Wellington Dividend Growth Active ETF | Vanguard | — | 0.40% | $32M | — |
| BDVG | iMGP Berkshire Dividend Growth ETF | iMGP | 1.17% | 0.55% | $23M | Quarterly |
| DVGR | DAC 3D Dividend Growth ETF | Dividend Assets Capital, LLC | 1.13% | 0.65% | $16M | Quarterly |
| NUDG | Nuveen Dividend Growth Fund ETF Class | Nuveen | 0.50% | — | $16M | — |
| DIVG | Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Growers ETF | Invesco | 3.13% | 0.39% | $12M | Monthly |
| EUDV | ProShares MSCI Europe Dividend Growers ETF | ProShares | 1.00% | 0.55% | $8M | Quarterly |
| EMDV | ProShares MSCI Emerging Markets Dividend Growers ETF | ProShares | 4.18% | 0.60% | $7M | Quarterly |
| BDIV | AAM Brentview Dividend Growth ETF | AAM | 0.98% | 0.49% | $7M | Monthly |
| FRIZ | Franklin Dividend Growth ETF | Franklin Templeton | 0.89% | — | $7M | Quarterly |
| TMDV | ProShares Russell US Dividend Growers ETF | ProShares | 2.66% | 0.35% | $5M | Quarterly |
| SNPD | Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF | DWS | 2.77% | 0.15% | $3M | Quarterly |
| IDVY | First Trust International Rising Dividend Achievers ETF | First Trust | 2.16% | 0.60% | $1M | Quarterly |
Frequently asked questions
What qualifies for this dividend-growth ETF screen?
An ETF must have an explicit dividend-growth or aristocrat tag, or a name identifying dividend growth, appreciation, rising dividends, aristocrats, achievers, or growers. Options, inverse, and leveraged strategies are excluded. The screen depends on available classifications and may omit qualifying funds.
How often is this list updated?
The data on this page is refreshed regularly using the latest available distribution rates, expense ratios, and AUM figures. Last updated October 2026.
What is the average yield of these ETFs?
The average distribution yield across the 40 ETFs on this list is 1.79%. Individual yields range from 0.48% to 4.88%.
Are dividend-growth and high-dividend funds interchangeable?
No. A high-dividend strategy emphasizes current payout characteristics; a dividend-growth strategy emphasizes a growth rule or record. Their holdings and returns can differ.
Does a dividend-raising history guarantee future increases?
No. Index eligibility records describe the past. Companies can cut dividends and funds can change holdings; fund payments and share prices can fall.
Looking for the complete list?
This page is our editorial shortlist, selected and ordered by the rule above. For every fund we track in this category, with live filtering, see the full dividend growth etfs list.
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