Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VBR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VBR returned +16.3%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DFUS or VBR?

DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFUS and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DFUS vs VBR: how they differ

DFUS and VBR hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VBR hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DFUS and VBR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	DFUS	VBR
EMCOR GROUP, INC.	0.06%	0.40%
EQT CORPORATION	0.06%	0.18%
JABIL INC.	0.05%	0.87%
FLEX LTD.	0.05%	0.32%
NRG ENERGY, INC.	0.05%	0.66%
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.	0.05%	0.34%
ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION	0.05%	0.62%
QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC.	0.04%	0.37%
TAPESTRY, INC.	0.04%	0.64%
HUBBELL INCORPORATED	0.04%	0.15%
EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION	0.04%	0.47%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION	0.04%	0.25%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DFUS	Only in VBR
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97%	Essex Property Trust Inc 0.40%
APPLE INC. 5.86%	DuPont de Nemours Inc 0.40%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52%	Invitation Homes Inc 0.39%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84%	Kimco Realty Corp 0.37%
ALPHABET INC. 3.31%	Annaly Capital Management Inc 0.35%
BROADCOM INC. 2.90%	Host Hotels & Resorts Inc 0.35%
ALPHABET INC. 2.74%	Fedex Freight Holding Co Inc 0.35%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01%	Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc 0.35%

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 and VBR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF	VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Dimensional	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Equity Market	Small-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	0.0 pts	−1.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	90.2%	30.5%
Holdings	2231	840

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%.

VBR in plain words

VBR is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 840 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VBR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VBR returned +16.3%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or VBR?: DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VBR charges 0.05%, so VBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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