Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs XLB: how they differ
DFUS and XLB hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XLB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | XLB |
|---|---|---|
| NEWMONT CORPORATION | 0.18% | 5.85% |
| FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. | 0.12% | 5.31% |
| THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY | 0.11% | 4.95% |
| AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. | 0.10% | 4.63% |
| ECOLAB INC. | 0.10% | 4.73% |
| CORTEVA, INC. | 0.08% | 4.97% |
| NUCOR CORPORATION | 0.08% | 3.88% |
| VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY | 0.06% | 4.72% |
| MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. | 0.06% | 4.55% |
| STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. | 0.05% | 3.73% |
| PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.04% | 3.62% |
| ALBEMARLE CORPORATION | 0.04% | 2.13% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in XLB |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Linde PLC 14.08% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | CRH PLC 4.67% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Smurfit Westrock PLC 3.25% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Amcor PLC 2.69% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | DuPont de Nemours Inc 2.48% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | LyondellBasell Industries NV 1.82% |
| 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 Jun 30, 2026.
| DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | XLB State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Materials |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 26 |
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%.
XLB in plain words
XLB is an index equity fund tracking the Materials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or XLB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and XLB returned +12.0%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or XLB?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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