Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs XLG: how they differ
DFUS and XLG hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XLG hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | XLG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 13.10% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 10.76% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 8.18% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.84% | 6.99% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 3.31% | 6.05% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 4.85% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.74% | 4.82% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.01% | 3.61% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.78% | 2.90% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.30% | 2.35% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.26% | 2.28% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.13% | 2.00% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.89% | |
| INTEL CORPORATION 0.68% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0.49% | |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.47% | |
| GE VERNOVA INC. 0.45% | |
| RTX CORPORATION 0.36% | |
| KLA CORPORATION 0.34% | |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.34% |
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 | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | Invesco |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 51 |
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%.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and XLG returned +12.2%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or XLG?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 55% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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