Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VOX: how they differ
DFUS and VOX hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VOX hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VOX |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.31% | 16.14% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.74% | 10.61% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 21.12% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 0.59% | 4.77% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 0.30% | 4.17% |
| THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY | 0.28% | 3.96% |
| AT&T INC. | 0.27% | 3.69% |
| COMCAST CORPORATION | 0.14% | 2.36% |
| T-MOBILE US, INC. | 0.14% | 2.50% |
| WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. | 0.09% | 2.74% |
| ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. | 0.07% | 2.00% |
| TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. | 0.06% | 2.09% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VOX |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Snap Inc 0.37% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp 0.35% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | IAC Inc 0.18% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Uniti Group Inc 0.10% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | Trump Media & Technology Group Corp 0.09% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.78% | AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc 0.05% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% | Cogent Communications Holdings Inc 0.05% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.26% | Rumble Inc 0.04% |
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 | VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Communication Services |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +2.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −14.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 84.5% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 114 |
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%.
VOX in plain words
VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VOX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VOX returned +2.9%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VOX?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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