Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs IJT: how they differ
DFUS and IJT hold 1% of their weight in the same names.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IJT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | IJT |
|---|---|---|
| ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 0.01% | 0.61% |
| FORMFACTOR, INC. | 0.01% | 1.38% |
| PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION | 0.01% | 0.60% |
| ARGAN, INC. | 0.01% | 1.24% |
| BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | 0.01% | 1.22% |
| ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0.01% | 1.00% |
| POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.01% | 0.90% |
| EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. | 0.01% | 0.94% |
| FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION | 0.01% | 0.87% |
| LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.01% | 0.36% |
| QORVO, INC. | 0.01% | 0.52% |
| ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORPORATION | 0.01% | 0.83% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in IJT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Alkermes plc 0.97% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. 0.90% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | JBT Marel Corp. 0.84% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. 0.80% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | Liquidia Corp. 0.62% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | Terreno Realty Corp. 0.53% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. 0.48% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Impinj, Inc. 0.43% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 347 |
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%.
IJT in plain words
IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 347 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IJT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or IJT?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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