Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VUG: how they differ
DFUS and VUG hold 53% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VUG hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 12.63% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 11.67% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 7.62% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.84% | 4.47% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.31% | 5.76% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 4.29% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.74% | 4.54% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 3.41% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.78% | 3.27% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.13% | 2.81% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.86% | 2.62% |
| VISA INC. | 0.83% | 1.54% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% | Welltower Inc 0.46% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.26% | Equinix Inc 0.30% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 0.97% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.29% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.89% | Waste Connections Inc 0.14% |
| WALMART INC. 0.87% | Realty Income Corp 0.10% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.83% | SBA Communications Corp 0.07% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. 0.63% | Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.06% |
| ABBVIE INC. 0.56% | Cerebras Systems 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 Jun 30, 2026.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 147 |
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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VUG returned +12.9%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VUG?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 53% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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