Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs URTH: how they differ
DFUS and URTH hold 70% of their weight in the same names.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and URTH hold 70% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 5.64% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 5.04% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 3.50% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.84% | 2.86% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.31% | 2.43% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 2.21% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.74% | 2.01% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 1.51% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.78% | 1.35% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.13% | 0.97% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.26% | 0.90% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.89% | 1.20% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| SANDISK CORPORATION 0.25% | ASML Holding N.V. 0.69% |
| COUPANG, INC. 0.05% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.35% |
| TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.05% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.32% |
| Carnival Corporation 0.04% | Novartis AG 0.31% |
| COTERRA ENERGY INC. 0.04% | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.29% |
| XPO, INC. 0.04% | Nestle S.A. 0.29% |
| MASTEC, INC. 0.04% | SHELL PLC 0.26% |
| FABRINET 0.04% | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.26% |
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 | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 1322 |
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%.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and URTH returned +17.4%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or URTH?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 70% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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