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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DFUS vs XRT: how they differ

DFUS and XRT hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned more over the year.

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XRT hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DFUS and XRT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDFUSXRT
AMAZON.COM, INC.3.84%1.35%
WALMART INC.0.87%1.27%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION0.68%1.29%
THE TJX COMPANIES, INC.0.26%1.22%
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.0.12%1.38%
ROSS STORES, INC.0.11%1.24%
AUTOZONE, INC.0.09%1.39%
TARGET CORPORATION0.09%1.38%
CARVANA CO.0.08%1.32%
EBAY INC.0.07%1.42%
THE KROGER CO.0.06%1.17%
COUPANG, INC.0.05%1.55%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DFUSOnly in XRT
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97%Groupon Inc 1.78%
APPLE INC. 5.86%RealReal Inc/The 1.75%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52%ThredUp Inc 1.46%
ALPHABET INC. 3.31%Signet Jewelers Ltd 1.36%
BROADCOM INC. 2.90%Pattern Group Inc 1.09%
ALPHABET INC. 2.74%EVgo Inc 0.69%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01%
TESLA, INC. 1.78%

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 and XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DFUS
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
XRT
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerDimensionalState Street
What it isU.S. Equity MarketSPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year+17.5%−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 5000.0 pts−20.6 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%22.5%
Holdings223175

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%.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or XRT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and XRT returned −3.0%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or XRT?
DFUS charges 0.09% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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