Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs SCHX: how they differ
DFUS and SCHX hold 88% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and SCHX hold 88% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | SCHX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 7.51% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 6.71% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 4.89% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.84% | 3.87% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.31% | 3.24% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 3.10% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.74% | 2.58% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 2.02% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.78% | 1.79% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.30% | 1.27% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.26% | 1.18% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.13% | 1.28% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in SCHX |
|---|---|
| LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.35% | Linde PLC 0.34% |
| EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.25% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.28% |
| SANDISK CORPORATION 0.25% | Eaton Corp PLC 0.23% |
| SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMIT 0.23% | Welltower Inc 0.21% |
| Chubb Limited 0.18% | Prologis Inc 0.20% |
| TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 0.16% | Accenture PLC 0.17% |
| MEDTRONIC PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.15% | Chubb Ltd 0.17% |
| ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.15% | Equinix Inc 0.15% |
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 | SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Schwab |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | U.S. Large-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +16.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 94.9% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 748 |
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%.
SCHX in plain words
SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or SCHX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or SCHX?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 95% of SCHX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 88% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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