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DFSU vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSU and VIG hold 39% 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 $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

VIG costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; VIG is far larger, $130.9bn against $2.3bn.

DFSU vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFSUVIG
Expense ratio0.15%0.04%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.3bn$130.9bn
Total return, 1 year+14.0%+12.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Holdings in common39%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund32.0%33.5%

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

+14.0%
DFSU total return, 1 year
+12.0%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.15%
DFSU expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSU and VIG hold 39% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

half

39% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFSU VIG
APPLE INC. 6.31% 4.50%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.14% 4.67%
BROADCOM INC. 2.27% 4.34%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.62% 4.07%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.41% 3.90%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.98% 2.73%
VISA INC. 0.88% 2.50%
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.71% 2.03%
ABBVIE INC. 0.69% 1.93%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 0.64% 1.51%
THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 0.63% 1.39%
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 0.61% 1.21%
Only in DFSU
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.46%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.32%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.09%
ALPHABET INC. 2.40%
ALPHABET INC. 1.96%
TESLA, INC. 0.71%
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0.59%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0.49%
Only in VIG
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%
Costco Wholesale Corp 1.78%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.01%
Linde PLC 0.96%
NextEra Energy Inc 0.73%
Starbucks Corp 0.52%
Accenture PLC 0.50%
Lockheed Martin Corp 0.48%

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On the same fields

DFSU
Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF
VIG
Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year +14.0% +12.0%
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% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 81.1% 92.6%
Holdings 1940 335
Net assets, DFSU as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.3bn $109.1bn

DFSU and VIG 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 VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSU or VIG?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSU returned +14.0% and VIG +12.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFSU or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFSU and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of DFSU and 93% of VIG 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 ↗VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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