ETF comparison
DFACvsDFUS
Both US Total Market.
Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF · Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
Holdings overlap
2,194 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAC and DFUS would leave roughly76.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFUS is 8 bps cheaper than DFAC. On a $100,000 position that's about $80/yr more in fees for DFAC.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with DFAC vs DFUS.
Top shared holdings
2,194 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAC | In DFUS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 5.60% | 6.96% | 5.60% |
| 2 | APPLE INC. | 4.68% | 5.85% | 4.68% |
| 3 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.92% | 4.51% | 3.92% |
| 4 | AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.06% | 3.83% | 3.06% |
| 5 | ALPHABET INC. | 2.14% | 3.30% | 2.14% |
| 6 | META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.87% | 2.01% | 1.87% |
| 7 | ALPHABET INC. | 1.69% | 2.74% | 1.69% |
| 8 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 3.35% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
| 9 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.00% | 1.26% | 1.00% |
| 10 | BROADCOM INC. | 0.95% | 2.89% | 0.95% |
| 11 | EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | 0.88% | 0.97% | 0.88% |
| 12 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.87% | 1.12% | 0.87% |
Only in DFAC
349 total- MASIMO CORPORATION0.02%
- AEROVIRONMENT, INC.0.02%
- BOYD GAMING CORPORATION0.01%
- JFROG LTD0.01%
- DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP, INC.0.01%
- PERRIGO COMPANY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.01%
- CONCENTRIX CORPORATION0.01%
- Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc0.01%
- COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.0.01%
- TELADOC HEALTH, INC.0.01%
Only in DFUS
37 total- QXO, INC.0.02%
- ATLASSIAN CORPORATION0.01%
- THE TRADE DESK, INC.0.01%
- Borr Drilling Limited0.00%
- THE CAMPBELL'S COMPANY0.00%
- AEHR TEST SYSTEMS0.00%
- Navitas Semiconductor Corp0.00%
- AXT, INC.0.00%
- MANPOWERGROUP INC.0.00%
- Kodiak Sciences Inc0.00%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.