Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs MOAT: how they differ
DFUS and MOAT hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and MOAT hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | MOAT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 2.45% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 2.43% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 2.20% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.84% | 1.33% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 1.17% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 0.47% | 2.34% |
| Pepsico, Inc. | 0.32% | 1.17% |
| THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | 0.28% | 1.19% |
| AMPHENOL CORPORATION | 0.27% | 1.50% |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED | 0.27% | 1.18% |
| THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION | 0.23% | 2.45% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. | 0.22% | 2.51% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in MOAT |
|---|---|
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | NXP Semiconductors NV 1.60% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | MercadoLibre Inc 1.28% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | |
| TESLA, INC. 1.78% | |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.26% | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.13% | |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.97% |
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 | MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | VanEck |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Morningstar Wide Moat |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +11.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −6.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.46% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 91.6% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 55 |
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%.
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or MOAT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or MOAT?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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