Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or GSEW?

In the year to Oct 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +20.4% and GSEW +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, DFUS or GSEW?

Neither: DFUS and GSEW both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFUS and GSEW overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 84% of GSEW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFUS vs GSEW: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFUS and GSEW hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned +20.4% over the year. Net assets: $20.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF, and $2.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF.

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DFUS vs GSEW: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DFUS	GSEW
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.09%
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSEW as of Oct 9, 2026	$20.9bn	$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.4%	+16.5%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Solactive US Large Cap Equal Weight Index (GTR)
Holdings in common	42%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.6%	3.3%
Below its high		3.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026

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

+20.4%

DFUS total return, 1 year

+16.5%

GSEW total return, 1 year

0.09%

DFUS expense ratio

0.09%

GSEW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and GSEW hold 42% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

half

42% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFUS GSEW

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 0.39% 0.30%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.35% 0.29%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC. 0.27% 0.31%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 0.67% 0.26%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0.30% 0.26%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.12% 0.24%

SANDISK CORPORATION 0.26% 0.24%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.23% 0.24%

ORACLE CORPORATION 0.31% 0.23%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0.39% 0.23%

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 0.23% 0.25%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.28% 0.22%

Only in DFUS

ALPHABET INC. 2.48%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0.94%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 0.11%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. 0.10%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. 0.10%

FLEX LTD. 0.06%

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.05%

OKTA, INC. 0.04%

Only in GSEW

ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 0.22%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 0.21%

VIKING HOLDINGS LTD 0.21%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP 0.20%

SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS INC 0.20%

AMRIZE AG 0.20%

CROWN CASTLE INC 0.20%

ESSEX PROPERTY TRUST INC 0.20%

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On the same fields

DFUS

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF

GSEW

Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional Goldman Sachs

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.4% +16.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.7% (IWV) not published

Gap to its benchmark +0.7 pts vs IWV not available

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 89.4% 83.8%

Holdings 2236 499

Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSEW as of Oct 9, 2026 $20.9bn $2.2bn

DFUS and GSEW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 12, 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 12, 2026 it returned +20.4% with distributions reinvested, against +19.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

About GSEW

GSEW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 12, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 499 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 12, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or GSEW?: In the year to Oct 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +20.4% and GSEW +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or GSEW?: Neither: DFUS and GSEW both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and GSEW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 84% of GSEW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗GSEW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSEW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs website ↗

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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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