Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs EEM: how they differ
DFUS and EEM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EEM returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and EEM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | EEM |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION | 0.02% | 0.14% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in EEM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 14.28% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | SK hynix Inc. 6.65% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Tencent Holdings Limited 2.71% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Alibaba Group Holding Limited 2.08% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | MediaTek Inc. 1.62% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.17% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.90% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.85% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Emerging markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +32.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +14.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.72% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 1245 |
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%.
EEM in plain words
EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1245 positions, with the top ten at 38.9%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or EEM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or EEM?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and EEM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of EEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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