DFUS vs DSPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFUS and DSPY hold 76% of their weight in the same names, and DSPY returned +18.1% over the year. Net assets: $20.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF, and $1.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Tema S&P 500 Historical Weight ETF Strategy.
DFUS costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.
| DFUS | DSPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and DSPY as of Oct 9, 2026 | $20.9bn | $1.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.3% | +18.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 76% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 34.6% | 21.7% |
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, DFUS and DSPY hold 76% 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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76% in common
On the same fields
DFUS and DSPY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DFUS
DFUS is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,236 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.
About DSPY
DSPY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 21.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or DSPY?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.3% and DSPY +18.1%.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or DSPY?
- DFUS 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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