Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VPU: how they differ
DFUS and VPU hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Utilities Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VPU hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VPU |
|---|---|---|
| NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | 0.31% | 11.84% |
| THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | 0.16% | 6.70% |
| CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION. | 0.16% | 5.86% |
| DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.15% | 6.31% |
| AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. | 0.11% | 4.47% |
| SEMPRA | 0.09% | 3.85% |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. | 0.09% | 3.78% |
| ENTERGY CORPORATION | 0.08% | 3.22% |
| VISTRA CORP. | 0.08% | 3.59% |
| Xcel Energy Inc. | 0.08% | 3.11% |
| EXELON CORPORATION | 0.07% | 3.05% |
| CONSOLIDATED EDISON, INC. | 0.06% | 2.52% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VPU |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | TXNM Energy Inc 0.38% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | NextEra Energy Partners LP 0.07% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% |
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 | VPU Vanguard Utilities Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Utilities |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +2.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −15.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 90.1% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 66 |
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%.
VPU in plain words
VPU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.1% 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, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 66 positions, with the top ten at 52.7%. It sat 9.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VPU?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VPU returned +2.1%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VPU?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VPU charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VPU overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 90% of VPU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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