DFUV vs NULV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFUV and NULV hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and DFUV returned +26.8% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $15.4bn for Dimensional US Marketwide Value ETF and $2.2bn for Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF.
DFUV costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; DFUV is 7.0 times larger.
| DFUV | NULV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.21% | 0.26% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $15.4bn | $2.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.8% | +25.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 19% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 25.9% | 28.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUV and NULV hold 19% 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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19% in common
On the same fields
DFUV and NULV 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 NULV
NULV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 28.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUV or NULV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUV returned +26.8% and NULV +25.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DFUV or NULV?
- DFUV is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 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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