Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs MINT: how they differ
DFUS and MINT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and MINT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DFUS | Only in MINT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | United States Treasury 6.51% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Fannie Mae 1.18% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Freddie Mac 1.04% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | SUMISHO AIR LEASE CORP 0.91% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.81% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Trillium Credit Card Trust II 0.75% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | INTL BK RECON & DEVELOP 0.73% |
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 | MINT PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Traded Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | PIMCO |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +4.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −13.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.36% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 9.7% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 977 |
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%.
MINT in plain words
MINT is an index equity fund tracking the Enhanced Short Maturity Active Exchange-Trad. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 977 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or MINT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and MINT returned +4.4%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or MINT?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and MINT charges 0.36%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and MINT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 10% of MINT 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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