Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs XLK: how they differ
DFUS and XLK hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and XLK returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XLK hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | XLK |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.97% | 14.66% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.86% | 12.86% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.52% | 8.38% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 2.90% | 5.41% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.89% | 5.42% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 0.86% | 5.28% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 0.68% | 3.68% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 0.54% | 2.59% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION | 0.49% | 3.02% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0.47% | 1.49% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. | 0.47% | 3.20% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 0.41% | 1.39% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in XLK |
|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.21% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | Accenture PLC 0.43% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | NXP Semiconductors NV 0.40% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Flex Ltd 0.33% |
| TESLA, INC. 1.78% | TE Connectivity PLC 0.33% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.30% | |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.26% | |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.13% |
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 | XLK State Street(R) Technology 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 | Technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +39.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +21.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 74 |
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%.
XLK in plain words
XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 74 positions, with the top ten at 64.5%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or XLK?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or XLK?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and XLK overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 100% of XLK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 31% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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