Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs IUSB: how they differ
DFUS and IUSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DFUS | Only in IUSB |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | United States of America 0.38% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | United States of America 0.37% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | United States of America 0.37% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | United States of America 0.37% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | United States of America 0.36% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | United States of America 0.36% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | United States of America 0.36% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | United States of America 0.35% |
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 | IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Core Universal USD Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | −0.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −17.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.06% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 17819 |
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%.
IUSB in plain words
IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IUSB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and IUSB returned −0.3%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or IUSB?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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