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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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DFUS vs DGRO: how they differ

DFUS and DGRO hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and DGRO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DFUSOnly in DGRO
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97%MICROSOFT 3.45%
APPLE INC. 5.86%JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.20%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.20%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.07%
ALPHABET INC. 3.31%APPLE 3.04%
BROADCOM INC. 2.90%ABBVIE 3.02%
ALPHABET INC. 2.74%BROADCOM INC 2.38%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01%PROCTER & GAMBLE 2.16%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

DFUS and DGRO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DFUS
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
DGRO
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerDimensionaliShares
What it isU.S. Equity MarketCore Dividend Growth
Total return, 1 year+17.5%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 5000.0 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.09%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%94.7%
Holdings2231387

DFUS in plain words

DFUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2231 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

DGRO in plain words

DGRO is an index equity fund tracking the Core Dividend Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or DGRO?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and DGRO returned +17.4%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or DGRO?
DFUS charges 0.09% a year and DGRO charges 0.08%, so DGRO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and DGRO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 95% of DGRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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