Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
DFUS vs IWD: how they differ
DFUS and IWD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IWD returned more over the year.
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and IWD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DFUS | Only in IWD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97% | AMAZON.COM INC 6.04% |
| APPLE INC. 5.86% | APPLE 5.83% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52% | MICROSOFT 4.93% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.54% |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.31% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.54% |
| BROADCOM INC. 2.90% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.85% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.74% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.73% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01% | INTEL CORPORATION 1.23% |
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 | IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Dimensional | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity Market | Russell 1000 value |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.5% | +27.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | 0.0 pts | +9.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| Holdings | 2231 | 814 |
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%.
IWD in plain words
IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 814 positions, with the top ten at 29.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or IWD?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.5% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, DFUS or IWD?
- DFUS charges 0.09% a year and IWD charges 0.18%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do DFUS and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 90% of DFUS and 90% of IWD 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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