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DFUS vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DFUS returned +13.8% to IJH's +13.2%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $20.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF, and $122.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance
+13.8%
DFUS total return, 1 year
+13.2%
IJH total return, 1 year
0.09%
DFUS expense ratio
0.05%
IJH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

DFUS vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDFUSIJH
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.8%+13.2%
Drawdown
Below its high6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P MidCap 400
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.05%
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and IJH as of Oct 27, 2026$20.9bn$122.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.6%7.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IJH hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DFUS IJH
CORTEVA, INC. 0.08% 0.23%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.04% 0.82%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION 0.04% 0.51%
ATI INC 0.04% 0.66%
BURLINGTON STORES, INC. 0.04% 0.43%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0.04% 0.42%
OKTA, INC. 0.04% 1.10%
US FOODS HOLDING CORP. 0.04% 0.65%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION 0.03% 0.62%
XPO, INC. 0.03% 0.64%
WOODWARD, INC. 0.03% 0.52%
MKS, INCORPORATED. 0.03% 0.42%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DFUS
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.75%
APPLE INC. 6.45%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.99%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.83%
ALPHABET INC. 3.00%
BROADCOM INC. 2.63%
ALPHABET INC. 2.48%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.77%
Only in IJH
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.64%
RB GLOBAL 0.46%
W. P. CAREY REIT 0.42%
SUN COMMUNITIES REIT INC 0.41%
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS REIT 0.41%
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT REIT 0.40%
LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY CLAS 0.40%
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Side by side

DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the S&P MidCap 400
Total return, 1 year +13.8% +13.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) +12.8% (MDY)
Gap to its benchmark +0.5 pts vs IWV +0.4 pts vs MDY
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 89.4% 0.0%
Holdings 2236 409
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and IJH as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.9bn $122.8bn

DFUS and IJH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
DFUS

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

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%.

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IJH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +13.8% and IJH +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or IJH?
IJH is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and IJH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 0% of IJH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DFUS on its own →IJH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DFUS dividend history →DFUS holdings →IJH dividend history →IJH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DFUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DFUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Dimensional website ↗
IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJH ↗

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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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