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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DBMF vs DFUS: how they differ

DBMF and DFUS are both equity index funds, and over the year DBMF returned more, +25.4% against +17.5%.

iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF and Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF.

DBMF and DFUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DBMF
iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF
DFUS
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriMGPDimensional
What it isiMGP DBi Managed Futures StrategyU.S. Equity Market
Total return, 1 year+25.4%+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+7.9 pts0.0 pts
Expense ratio0.85%0.09%
Holdingsnot filed2231

DBMF in plain words

DBMF is an index equity fund tracking the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.

DFUS in plain words

DFUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2231 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DBMF or DFUS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DBMF returned +25.4% and DFUS returned +17.5%, so DBMF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DBMF or DFUS?
DBMF charges 0.85% a year and DFUS charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DBMF against DFUS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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