Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs NOBL: how they differ
DFUS and NOBL hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and NOBL hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | NOBL |
|---|---|---|
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.97% | 1.44% |
| WALMART INC. | 0.87% | 1.31% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.83% | 1.47% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 0.63% | 1.61% |
| ABBVIE INC. | 0.56% | 1.56% |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 0.55% | 1.44% |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 0.51% | 1.48% |
| THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | 0.48% | 1.55% |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT | 0.33% | 1.71% |
| Pepsico, Inc. | 0.32% | 1.37% |
| MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | 0.31% | 1.36% |
| NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | 0.31% | 1.41% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in NOBL |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Essex Property Trust, Inc. 1.58% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Federal Realty Investment Trust 1.58% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Linde plc 1.48% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Realty Income Corp. 1.41% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | Chubb Ltd. 1.39% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | Amcor plc 1.39% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Medtronic plc 1.32% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Pentair plc 1.16% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | ProShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +9.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −8.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.35% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 69 |
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%.
NOBL in plain words
NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or NOBL?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or NOBL?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 100% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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