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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.3% and GSLC +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, DFUS or GSLC?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 95% of GSLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFUS vs GSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFUS and GSLC hold 73% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $20.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF, and $15.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF.

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DFUS vs GSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	DFUS	GSLC
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.09%
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSLC as of Oct 8, 2026	$20.9bn	$15.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	+14.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity Index
Holdings in common	73%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.6%	36.1%

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

+17.3%

DFUS total return, 1 year

+14.8%

GSLC total return, 1 year

0.09%

DFUS expense ratio

0.09%

GSLC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and GSLC hold 73% 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

73% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFUS GSLC

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.75% 7.87%

APPLE INC. 6.45% 7.00%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.99% 4.87%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.83% 3.78%

ALPHABET INC. 3.00% 3.31%

BROADCOM INC. 2.63% 2.84%

ALPHABET INC. 2.48% 1.89%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.77% 2.14%

TESLA, INC. 1.27% 1.28%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.33% 1.17%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.37% 1.10%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.35% 1.10%

Only in DFUS

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 0.94%

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 0.44%

S&P GLOBAL INC. 0.18%

STARBUCKS CORPORATION 0.17%

SNOWFLAKE INC. 0.13%

DATADOG, INC. 0.12%

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. 0.12%

Mondelez International, Inc. 0.12%

Only in GSLC

EXXON MOBIL CORP 0.62%

ROYALTY PHARMA PLC 0.21%

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.18%

VICI PROPERTIES INC 0.14%

REALTY INCOME CORP 0.12%

WELLTOWER INC 0.11%

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC 0.11%

INVITATION HOMES INC 0.11%

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On the same fields

DFUS

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF

GSLC

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta 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 +17.3% +14.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.7% (IWV) not published

Gap to its benchmark +0.6 pts vs IWV not available

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 89.4% 95.2%

Holdings 2236 435

Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSLC as of Oct 8, 2026 $20.9bn $15.3bn

DFUS and GSLC 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 GSLC

GSLC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 435 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or GSLC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.3% and GSLC +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or GSLC?: Neither: DFUS and GSLC both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and GSLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 95% of GSLC 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 ↗GSLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSLC 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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