Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VTV: how they differ
DFUS and VTV hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VTV hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VTV |
|---|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.30% | 2.96% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.26% | 3.07% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.97% | 2.13% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.89% | 4.89% |
| WALMART INC. | 0.87% | 1.87% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.83% | 2.30% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 0.68% | 1.05% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 0.63% | 1.84% |
| ABBVIE INC. | 0.56% | 1.67% |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 0.55% | 1.18% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 0.54% | 1.37% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.54% | 1.57% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VTV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.52% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Prologis Inc 0.47% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | American Tower Corp 0.29% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Honeywell International Inc 0.27% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.26% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | Simon Property Group Inc 0.26% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 0.24% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Public Storage 0.19% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | US value |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +22.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 98.6% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 308 |
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%.
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VTV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VTV?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 99% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 39% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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