Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs VYM: how they differ
DFUS and VYM hold 36% of their weight in the same names.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VYM hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 8.07% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.26% | 3.36% |
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.97% | 2.73% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.83% | 2.31% |
| CATERPILLAR INC. | 0.63% | 1.73% |
| ABBVIE INC. | 0.56% | 1.57% |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 0.55% | 1.51% |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | 0.54% | 1.45% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.54% | 1.52% |
| THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 0.51% | 1.45% |
| THE HOME DEPOT, INC. | 0.49% | 1.37% |
| THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | 0.48% | 1.28% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Credicorp Ltd 0.09% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Royalty Pharma PLC 0.08% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Amcor PLC 0.07% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Millicom International Cellular SA 0.04% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | XP Inc 0.03% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Blue Owl Capital Inc 0.03% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | TXNM Energy Inc 0.03% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.78% | Golar LNG Ltd 0.02% |
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.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or VYM?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 36% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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