DFAU vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFAU and SCHB hold 87% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $12.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF, and $43.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
SCHB costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points.
| DFAU | SCHB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.12% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, DFAU as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHB as of May 31, 2026 | $12.4bn | $43.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 87% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 33.7% | 34.9% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFAU and SCHB hold 87% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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87% in common
On the same fields
DFAU and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DFAU
DFAU is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,192 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.
About SCHB
SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,405 positions, with the top ten at 34.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFAU or SCHB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAU returned +17.2% and SCHB +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, DFAU or SCHB?
- SCHB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 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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