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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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DFUS vs FNDX: how they differ

DFUS and FNDX hold 61% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and FNDX hold 61% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DFUS and FNDX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDFUSFNDX
APPLE INC.5.86%4.64%
ALPHABET INC.3.31%2.38%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION4.52%2.33%
ALPHABET INC.2.74%1.90%
AMAZON.COM, INC.3.84%1.86%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.1.30%1.41%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1.26%1.38%
META PLATFORMS, INC.2.01%1.24%
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION0.97%2.29%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.0.89%1.60%
WALMART INC.0.87%1.01%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.83%0.97%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DFUSOnly in FNDX
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0.47%Linde PLC 0.29%
LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.35%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.29%
EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.25%Accenture PLC 0.26%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMIT 0.23%Bunge Global SA 0.20%
Chubb Limited 0.18%LyondellBasell Industries NV 0.19%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 0.17%Chubb Ltd 0.18%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 0.16%CRH PLC 0.17%
MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.15%Eaton Corp PLC 0.15%

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 and FNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DFUS
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerDimensionalSchwab
What it isU.S. Equity MarketFundamental U.S. Large Company
Total return, 1 year+17.5%+26.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 5000.0 pts+8.6 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.25%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%91.2%
Holdings2231733

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%.

FNDX in plain words

FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or FNDX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and FNDX returned +26.1%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or FNDX?
DFUS charges 0.09% a year and FNDX charges 0.25%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and FNDX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 91% of FNDX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 61% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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