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DFUS vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFUS and RECS hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and DFUS returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $20.9bn for Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF and $5.8bn for Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF.

DFUS costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; DFUS is 3.6 times larger.

DFUS vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFUSRECS
Expense ratio0.09%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$20.9bn$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+14.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedBeta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity Index
Holdings in common36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.6%40.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+17.3%
DFUS total return, 1 year
+14.8%
RECS total return, 1 year
0.09%
DFUS expense ratio
0.15%
RECS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and RECS hold 36% 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 Jul 31, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFUS RECS
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.75% 11.41%
APPLE INC. 6.45% 11.50%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.77% 4.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.35% 1.99%
MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.68% 2.46%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 0.67% 1.12%
ABBVIE INC. 0.64% 0.64%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0.61% 2.09%
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.58% 0.78%
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 0.53% 0.74%
CHEVRON CORPORATION 0.53% 1.52%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 0.39% 0.64%
Only in DFUS
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.99%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.83%
ALPHABET INC. 3.00%
BROADCOM INC. 2.63%
ALPHABET INC. 2.48%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.38%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.37%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.33%
Only in RECS
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF 1.85%
Vanguard Communication Services ETF 1.79%
Equinix Inc 0.52%
American Tower Corp 0.43%
Electronic Arts Inc 0.33%
Restaurant Brands International Inc 0.24%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc 0.21%
Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF 0.15%

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On the same fields

DFUS
Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
RECS
Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Columbia
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% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 89.4% 86.1%
Holdings 2236 356
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $20.9bn $5.8bn

DFUS and RECS 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 RECS

RECS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 356 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or RECS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +17.3% and RECS +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or RECS?
DFUS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and RECS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 86% of RECS 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 ↗RECS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RECS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia 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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