Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs MGK: how they differ
DFUS and MGK hold 47% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and MGK hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | MGK |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 13.29% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 12.19% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 7.52% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.84% | 4.47% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.31% | 5.93% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 4.28% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.74% | 4.67% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 4.08% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.78% | 3.93% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.13% | 3.41% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.86% | 3.20% |
| VISA INC. | 0.83% | 1.82% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in MGK |
|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% | Welltower Inc 0.71% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.26% | Equinix Inc 0.50% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.97% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.48% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.89% | |
| WALMART INC. 0.87% | |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.83% | |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 0.68% | |
| CATERPILLAR INC. 0.63% |
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 | MGK Vanguard Mega Cap Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Mega Cap Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +14.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −2.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 99.2% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 56 |
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%.
MGK in plain words
MGK is an index equity fund tracking the Mega Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 63.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or MGK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and MGK returned +14.9%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or MGK?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and MGK charges 0.07%, so MGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and MGK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 99% of MGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 47% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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