Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs IYR: how they differ
DFUS and IYR hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IYR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | IYR |
|---|---|---|
| CBRE GROUP, INC. | 0.06% | 2.93% |
| JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED | 0.02% | 1.07% |
| COSTAR GROUP, INC. | 0.01% | 0.86% |
| ZILLOW GROUP, INC. | 0.01% | 0.40% |
| ZILLOW GROUP, INC. | 0.00% | 0.10% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in IYR |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | WELLTOWER INC. 10.88% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | PROLOGIS, INC. 8.77% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 4.79% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | EQUINIX, INC. 4.58% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 4.41% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 4.29% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 3.88% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | PUBLIC STORAGE. 3.74% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | U.S. Real Estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +4.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −12.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.37% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 80.4% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 61 |
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%.
IYR in plain words
IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 61 positions, with the top ten at 51.5%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IYR?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and IYR returned +4.7%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or IYR?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and IYR overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 80% of IYR 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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