Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VIG: how they differ
DFUS and VIG hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VIG hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VIG |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 4.10% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 3.99% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 5.21% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.26% | 3.61% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.13% | 3.36% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.97% | 2.92% |
| WALMART INC. | 0.87% | 2.62% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.83% | 2.51% |
| VISA INC. | 0.83% | 2.34% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION | 0.68% | 2.04% |
| MASTERCARD INCORPORATED | 0.63% | 1.86% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 0.63% | 1.88% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VIG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.14% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | RB Global Inc 0.09% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | TXNM Energy Inc 0.03% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | CSG Systems International Inc 0.01% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | |
| TESLA, INC. 1.78% | |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.89% |
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.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Dividend growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +12.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 95.7% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 332 |
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%.
VIG in plain words
VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VIG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VIG returned +12.4%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VIG?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 96% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 40% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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