Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs SPYD: how they differ
DFUS and SPYD hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and SPYD hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | SPYD |
|---|---|---|
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 0.55% | 1.20% |
| Pepsico, Inc. | 0.32% | 1.11% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 0.30% | 1.30% |
| AT&T INC. | 0.27% | 1.06% |
| PFIZER INC. | 0.23% | 1.12% |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 0.18% | 1.27% |
| Altria Group, Inc. | 0.18% | 1.42% |
| CVS HEALTH CORPORATION | 0.16% | 1.53% |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.15% | 1.28% |
| COMCAST CORPORATION | 0.14% | 1.02% |
| U.S. BANCORP | 0.13% | 1.31% |
| UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. | 0.12% | 1.19% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in SPYD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Iron Mountain Inc 1.62% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 1.53% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Kimco Realty Corp 1.46% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Simon Property Group Inc 1.45% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | Federal Realty Investment Trust 1.45% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | Healthpeak Properties Inc 1.44% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Essex Property Trust Inc 1.36% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Regency Centers Corp 1.35% |
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 | SPYD State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) High Dividend ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 78 |
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%.
SPYD in plain words
SPYD is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 78 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or SPYD?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and SPYD returned +12.9%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or SPYD?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 100% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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