Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs EFA: how they differ
DFUS and EFA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EFA returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and EFA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DFUS | Only in EFA |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | ASML HOLDING 3.01% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.61% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | SHELL PLC 1.25% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.15% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | NOVARTIS AG 1.15% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | NESTLE SA 1.12% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.09% |
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 Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF | EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Developed markets ex US |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +18.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 670 |
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%.
EFA in plain words
EFA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 670 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or EFA?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and EFA returned +18.2%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or EFA?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and EFA charges 0.32%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 0% of EFA 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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