ETF comparison
DFAUvsDFUS
Both US Total Market.
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF · Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
Holdings overlap
2,080 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAU and DFUS would leave roughly93.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFUS is 3 bps cheaper than DFAU. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for DFAU.
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 DFAU vs DFUS.
Top shared holdings
2,080 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAU | In DFUS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.83% | 6.96% | 6.83% |
| 2 | APPLE INC. | 5.76% | 5.85% | 5.76% |
| 3 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.62% | 4.51% | 4.51% |
| 4 | AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.66% | 3.83% | 3.66% |
| 5 | ALPHABET INC. | 3.06% | 3.30% | 3.06% |
| 6 | BROADCOM INC. | 2.59% | 2.89% | 2.59% |
| 7 | ALPHABET INC. | 2.53% | 2.74% | 2.53% |
| 8 | META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.03% | 2.01% | 2.01% |
| 9 | TESLA, INC. | 1.52% | 1.78% | 1.52% |
| 10 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 2.15% | 1.41% | 1.41% |
| 11 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.20% | 1.26% | 1.20% |
| 12 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.07% | 1.30% | 1.07% |
Only in DFAU
106 total- JFROG LTD0.01%
- SNAP INC.0.00%
- DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP, INC.0.00%
- COTY INC.0.00%
- COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.0.00%
- Edgewell Personal Care Company0.00%
- BOYD GAMING CORPORATION0.00%
- PETCO HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY, INC.0.00%
- Skywater Technology Inc0.00%
- Solid Power Inc0.00%
Only in DFUS
151 total- QXO, INC.0.02%
- Praxis Precision Medicines Inc0.01%
- Oklo Inc0.01%
- MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION0.00%
- Borr Drilling Limited0.00%
- HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC.0.00%
- GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY0.00%
- ROBERT HALF INC.0.00%
- M/I HOMES, INC.0.00%
- Porch Group, Inc.0.00%
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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.