Which returned more over the last year, DFSU or USMV?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSU returned +14.0% and USMV +7.5%.

Which is cheaper, DFSU or USMV?

Neither: DFSU and USMV both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFSU and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 81% of DFSU and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFSU vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSU and USMV hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and DFSU returned +14.0% over the year. Net assets: $2.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $23.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points; USMV is 10.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DFSU vs USMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DFSU	USMV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$2.3bn	$23.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.0%	+7.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Holdings in common	23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	32.0%	15.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+14.0%

DFSU total return, 1 year

+7.5%

USMV total return, 1 year

0.15%

DFSU expense ratio

0.15%

USMV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSU and USMV hold 23% 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.

50%

half

23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFSU USMV

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.14% 1.66%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.46% 1.59%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.98% 1.44%

APPLE INC. 6.31% 0.96%

BROADCOM INC. 2.27% 0.93%

VISA INC. 0.88% 1.03%

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.71% 1.27%

ABBVIE INC. 0.69% 0.78%

WALMART INC. 0.57% 0.70%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 0.55% 1.47%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0.55% 1.26%

MERCK & CO., INC. 0.54% 1.44%

Only in DFSU

ALPHABET INC. 1.96%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.62%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.41%

TESLA, INC. 0.71%

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 0.61%

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0.59%

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0.54%

CATERPILLAR INC. 0.50%

Only in USMV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.49%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.46%

WELLTOWER 1.44%

DUKE ENERGY CORP 1.32%

SOUTHERN 1.29%

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC 1.25%

REPUBLIC SERVICES INC 1.24%

WASTE CONNECTIONS 1.12%

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On the same fields

DFSU

Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF

USMV

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor

Total return, 1 year +14.0% +7.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.7% (IWV) not published

Gap to its benchmark −2.6 pts vs IWV not available

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 81.1% 93.0%

Holdings 1940 176

Net assets, DFSU as of Jul 31, 2026 and USMV as of Oct 9, 2026 $2.3bn $23.8bn

DFSU and USMV 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 USMV

USMV tracks the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.5% 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 176 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSU or USMV?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSU returned +14.0% and USMV +7.5%.
Which is cheaper, DFSU or USMV?: Neither: DFSU and USMV both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFSU and USMV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 81% of DFSU and 93% of USMV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFSU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFSU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗USMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗USMV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for USMV ↗

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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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