DFSU vs MTUM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFSU and MTUM hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and MTUM returned +25.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $20.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF.
Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; MTUM is 11.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| DFSU | MTUM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.3bn | $25.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.0% | +25.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index |
| Holdings in common | 19% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 32.0% | 36.1% |
| Below its high | 7.1%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
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, DFSU and MTUM hold 19% 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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19% in common
On the same fields
DFSU and MTUM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DFSU
DFSU is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,940 positions, with the top ten at 32.0%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.
About MTUM
MTUM tracks the MSCI USA Momentum Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 126 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
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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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