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DFUS vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DFUS returned +13.8% to VXF's +10.6%; 9% 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 $30.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

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At a glance
+13.8%
DFUS total return, 1 year
+10.6%
VXF total return, 1 year
0.09%
DFUS expense ratio
0.05%
VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points.

DFUS vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDFUSVXF
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.8%+10.6%
Drawdown
Below its high6.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.05%
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026$20.9bn$30.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.6%11.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method

What they share

9%

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and VXF hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DFUS VXF
SNOWFLAKE INC. 0.13% 1.42%
CLOUDFLARE, INC. 0.13% 1.35%
CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. 0.08% 0.67%
Astera Labs Inc 0.06% 0.67%
NATERA, INC. 0.05% 0.72%
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.05% 0.40%
ROCKET LAB CORPORATION 0.05% 0.46%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC. 0.05% 0.51%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.04% 0.32%
TWILIO INC. 0.04% 0.54%
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0.04% 0.40%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORPORATION 0.04% 0.24%
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 VXF
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%
SLCMT1142 2.26%
Strategy Inc 0.67%
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.36%
Royalty Pharma PLC 0.31%
nVent Electric PLC 0.31%
Liberty Media Corp 0.25%
Amrize Ltd 0.23%
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Side by side

DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Extended Market
Total return, 1 year +13.8% +10.6%
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% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 89.4% 0.0%
Holdings 2236 3361
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026 $20.9bn $30.2bn

DFUS and VXF 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%.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or VXF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +13.8% and VXF +10.6%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or VXF?
VXF 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 VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DFUS on its own →VXF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DFUS dividend history →DFUS holdings →VXF dividend history →VXF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DFUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DFUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Dimensional website ↗
VXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VXF ↗

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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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