Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VXF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VXF returned +14.1%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, DFUS or VXF?

DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFUS and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DFUS vs VXF: how they differ

DFUS and VXF hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VXF hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DFUS and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	DFUS	VXF
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION	0.10%	0.93%
CLOUDFLARE, INC.	0.10%	0.92%
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC.	0.09%	0.59%
FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC.	0.08%	0.54%
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	0.07%	0.47%
ROCKET LAB CORPORATION	0.07%	0.61%
SNOWFLAKE INC.	0.06%	1.03%
COUPANG, INC.	0.05%	0.27%
TECHNIPFMC PLC	0.05%	0.31%
INSMED INCORPORATED	0.04%	0.27%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd	0.04%	0.52%
NATERA, INC.	0.04%	0.46%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DFUS	Only in VXF
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
APPLE INC. 5.86%	Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.36%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52%	Strategy Inc 0.34%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84%	Amrize Ltd 0.32%
ALPHABET INC. 3.31%	Royalty Pharma PLC 0.26%
BROADCOM INC. 2.90%	RB Global Inc 0.26%
ALPHABET INC. 2.74%	Guardant Health Inc 0.23%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01%	Annaly Capital Management Inc 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 and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Dimensional	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Equity Market	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	0.0 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	90.2%	0.0%
Holdings	2231	3365

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%.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VXF returned +14.1%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or VXF?: DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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