Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs XLRE: how they differ
DFUS and XLRE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and State Street(R) Real Estate Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XLRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | XLRE |
|---|---|---|
| CBRE GROUP, INC. | 0.06% | 4.11% |
| COSTAR GROUP, INC. | 0.01% | 1.20% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in XLRE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Welltower Inc 11.07% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | Prologis Inc 8.72% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | Equinix Inc 7.10% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | American Tower Corp 5.26% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | Simon Property Group Inc 5.01% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | Realty Income Corp 4.57% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.55% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | Public Storage 4.51% |
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 | XLRE State Street(R) Real Estate 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 | Real estate |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +5.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | −11.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 31 |
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%.
XLRE in plain words
XLRE is an index equity fund tracking the Real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 59.4%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or XLRE?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and XLRE returned +5.6%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or XLRE?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and XLRE charges 0.08%, so XLRE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and XLRE overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 100% of XLRE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Other comparisons
Where to next
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, DFUS against XLRE, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/DFUS-XLRE Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.
A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources