Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VNQ: how they differ
DFUS and VNQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VNQ |
|---|---|---|
| CBRE GROUP, INC. | 0.06% | 2.26% |
| JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED | 0.02% | 0.80% |
| COSTAR GROUP, INC. | 0.01% | 0.78% |
| ZILLOW GROUP, INC. | 0.01% | 0.40% |
| COMPASS, INC | 0.01% | 0.26% |
| OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0.01% | 0.26% |
| Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. | 0.01% | 0.17% |
| NEWMARK GROUP, INC. | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| HOWARD HUGHES HOLDINGS INC. | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| THE ST. JOE COMPANY | 0.00% | 0.13% |
| ZILLOW GROUP, INC. | 0.00% | 0.11% |
| KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.00% | 0.06% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VNQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Welltower Inc 7.86% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Prologis Inc 7.02% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Equinix Inc 5.66% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | American Tower Corp 4.55% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Simon Property Group Inc 3.54% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Realty Income Corp 3.12% |
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 | VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | US real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.13% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 63.3% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 146 |
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%.
VNQ in plain words
VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VNQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VNQ?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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