Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs IEMG: how they differ
DFUS and IEMG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEMG returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IEMG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | IEMG |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION | 0.02% | 0.12% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in IEMG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | SK hynix Inc. 5.83% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | MediaTek Inc. 1.42% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74% |
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 | IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Core MSCI Emerging Markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +30.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +13.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 2695 |
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%.
IEMG in plain words
IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IEMG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or IEMG?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and IEMG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of IEMG 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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