Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs IYW: how they differ
DFUS and IYW hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and IYW returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares U.S. Technology ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IYW hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | IYW |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 16.25% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 13.65% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 3.99% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.31% | 7.84% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 3.78% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.74% | 6.34% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 2.81% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.89% | 2.98% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.86% | 3.50% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 0.68% | 2.56% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 0.49% | 1.99% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0.47% | 1.86% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in IYW |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | STRATEGY INC 0.32% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.78% | Elastic N.V. 0.03% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% | GitLab Inc 0.02% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.26% | IAC INC. 0.02% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.13% | TRUMP MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORP. 0.01% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.97% | Figure Technology Solutions Inc 0.01% |
| WALMART INC. 0.87% | CLARIVATE PLC 0.01% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.83% | CONCENTRIX CORPORATION 0.01% |
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 | IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | U.S. Technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +34.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +17.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.37% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 95.5% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 139 |
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%.
IYW in plain words
IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IYW?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or IYW?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and IYW charges 0.37%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and IYW overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 96% of IYW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 39% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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