DFUV vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFUV and IWD hold 52% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $15.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF, and $82.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.
IWD costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; IWD is 5.3 times larger.
| DFUV | IWD | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.21% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $15.4bn | $81.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.8% | +26.4% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Russell 1000 Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 52% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 25.9% | 30.0% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUV and IWD hold 52% 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 and Oct 9, 2026.
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52% in common
On the same fields
DFUV and IWD 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 IWD
IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested, against +26.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 30.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUV or IWD?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUV returned +26.8% and IWD +26.4%.
- Which is cheaper, DFUV or IWD?
- IWD is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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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