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DFUS vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DFUS returned +13.8% to XLB's +18.5%; 1% 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 $8.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

DFUS on its own →XLB on its own →
At a glance
+13.8%
DFUS total return, 1 year
+18.5%
XLB total return, 1 year
0.09%
DFUS expense ratio
0.08%
XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points.

DFUS vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDFUSXLB
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.8%+18.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMaterials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.08%
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and XLB as of Oct 27, 2026$20.9bn$8.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.6%58.5%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, DFUS and XLB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DFUS XLB
NEWMONT CORPORATION 0.14% 6.56%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. 0.13% 5.23%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 0.12% 4.73%
ECOLAB INC. 0.10% 4.98%
NUCOR CORPORATION 0.08% 4.89%
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. 0.05% 4.77%
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY 0.05% 4.89%
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. 0.05% 4.62%
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. 0.04% 3.85%
DOW INC. 0.03% 3.73%
PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0.03% 3.42%
AMCOR PLC 0.03% 3.24%
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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 XLB
LINDE PLC 12.96%
AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%
CRH PLC 4.47%
INTL FLAVORS + FRAGRANCES 3.63%
SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC 3.41%
LYONDELLBASELL INDU CL A 2.66%
XAB MATERIALS DEC26 0.00%
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Side by side

DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Materials
Total return, 1 year +13.8% +18.5%
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% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 89.4% 99.8%
Holdings 2236 25
Net assets, DFUS as of Jul 31, 2026 and XLB as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.9bn $8.1bn

DFUS and XLB 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%.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFUS or XLB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUS returned +13.8% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, DFUS or XLB?
XLB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFUS and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of DFUS and 100% of XLB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DFUS on its own →XLB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DFUS dividend history →DFUS holdings →XLB dividend history →XLB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DFUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DFUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Dimensional website ↗
XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XLB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street 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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