DFUV vs VOOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFUV and VOOV hold 50% 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 $6.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF.
VOOV costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.3 points.
| DFUV | VOOV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.21% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, DFUV as of Jul 31, 2026 and VOOV as of Sep 30, 2026 | $15.4bn | $6.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.8% | +14.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | S&P 500 Value Index |
| Holdings in common | 50% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 25.9% | 23.4% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFUV and VOOV hold 50% 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 Aug 31, 2026.
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50% in common
On the same fields
DFUV and VOOV 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 VOOV
VOOV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.4% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 440 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFUV or VOOV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFUV returned +26.8% and VOOV +14.5%.
- Which is cheaper, DFUV or VOOV?
- VOOV is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 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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