DFUV vs DLN: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFUV and DLN hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and DFUV returned +26.8% over the year. Net assets: $15.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF, and $6.1bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund.
DFUV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.3 points.
| DFUV | DLN | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| Net assets, DFUV as of Jul 31, 2026 and DLN as of Jun 30, 2026 | $15.4bn | $6.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.8% | +16.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Index |
| Holdings in common | 37% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 25.9% | 23.4% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUV and DLN hold 37% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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37% in common
On the same fields
DFUV and DLN on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DFUV
DFUV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.21% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 79% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,332 positions, with the top ten at 25.9%.
About DLN
DLN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 309 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUV or DLN?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUV returned +26.8% and DLN +16.5%.
- Which is cheaper, DFUV or DLN?
- DFUV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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