Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VLUE: how they differ
DFUS and VLUE hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VLUE hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VLUE |
|---|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.89% | 11.63% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 0.68% | 9.29% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 0.54% | 1.88% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.54% | 4.97% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 0.47% | 3.67% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | 0.41% | 1.57% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.38% | 1.12% |
| CITIGROUP INC. | 0.34% | 1.94% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 0.30% | 2.66% |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | 0.29% | 1.80% |
| THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | 0.28% | 1.09% |
| AT&T INC. | 0.27% | 2.53% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VLUE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 0.62% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 0.36% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | STRATEGY INC 0.30% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | W.P. CAREY INC. 0.25% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 0.24% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | VICI PROPERTIES INC. 0.20% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES, INC. 0.13% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.12% |
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 | VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | MSCI USA Value Factor |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +69.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +51.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 96.9% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 148 |
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%.
VLUE in plain words
VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VLUE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VLUE?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 13% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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