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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +13.8% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, DFUS or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DFUS vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DFUS returned +13.8% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% 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 $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+13.8%

DFUS total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.09%

DFUS expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.0 points.

DFUS vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DFUS	IUSB
Return
Measure	DFUS	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	DFUS	IUSB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	DFUS	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.06%
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.9bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DFUS	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	89%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DFUS IUSB

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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 IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +13.8% −1.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.5 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.06%

Holdings 2236 18338

Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.9bn $49.8bn

DFUS and IUSB 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%.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +13.8% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

DFUS on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DFUS dividend history →DFUS holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DFUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DFUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Dimensional website ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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