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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DFUS vs JAAA: how they differ

DFUS and JAAA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and JAAA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DFUSOnly in JAAA
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97%KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%
APPLE INC. 5.86%AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52%Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84%Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%
ALPHABET INC. 3.31%Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%
BROADCOM INC. 2.90%Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%
ALPHABET INC. 2.74%Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01%Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%

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 and JAAA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DFUS
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
JAAA
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerDimensionalJanus
What it isU.S. Equity MarketHenderson AAA CLO
Total return, 1 year+17.5%+4.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 5000.0 pts−12.6 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%0.0%
Holdings2231600

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%.

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or JAAA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or JAAA?
DFUS charges 0.09% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and JAAA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of JAAA 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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