Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs XLV: how they differ
DFUS and XLV hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and XLV returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XLV hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DFUS | XLV |
|---|---|---|
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.13% | 16.56% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.83% | 10.67% |
| ABBVIE INC. | 0.56% | 7.76% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | 0.43% | 6.59% |
| MERCK & CO., INC. | 0.41% | 5.54% |
| AMGEN INC. | 0.28% | 3.41% |
| THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INCORPORATED | 0.27% | 3.25% |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | 0.24% | 2.74% |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. | 0.24% | 2.46% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.24% | 2.76% |
| PFIZER INC. | 0.23% | 2.40% |
| BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 0.18% | 2.05% |
| Only in DFUS | Only in XLV |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | Medtronic PLC 1.75% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | STERIS PLC 0.36% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | |
| 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 | XLV State Street(R) Health Care 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 | Health care |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +20.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +2.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 59 |
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%.
XLV in plain words
XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% 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 59 positions, with the top ten at 61.7%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or XLV?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or XLV?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so XLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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