CATH vs DFUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
CATH and DFUS hold 78% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF, and $20.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF.
DFUS costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; DFUS is 16.0 times larger.
| CATH | DFUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.09% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $1.3bn | $20.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | S&P 500 Catholic Values Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 78% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 40.6% | 34.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CATH and DFUS hold 78% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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78% in common
On the same fields
CATH and DFUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About CATH
CATH tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 444 positions, with the top ten at 40.6%.
About DFUS
DFUS is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,236 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CATH or DFUS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CATH returned +14.5% and DFUS +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, CATH or DFUS?
- DFUS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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