Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs IEFA: how they differ
DFUS and IEFA hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IEFA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | IEFA |
|---|---|---|
| SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. | 0.10% | 0.28% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in IEFA |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | ASML Holding N.V. 2.23% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.25% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Novartis AG 1.11% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | Nestle S.A. 1.03% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | SHELL PLC 1.03% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.90% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.84% |
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.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Core MSCI EAFE |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +18.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 2632 |
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%.
IEFA in plain words
IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2632 positions, with the top ten at 11.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IEFA?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or IEFA?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and IEFA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of IEFA 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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