ETF comparison
DFAUvsVTHR
Both US Total Market.
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF · Vanguard Russell 3000 Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
2,076 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAU and VTHR would leave roughly88.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
VTHR is 6 bps cheaper than DFAU. On a $100,000 position that's about $60/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 VTHR.
Top shared holdings
2,076 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAU | In VTHR | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 6.83% | 6.81% | 6.81% |
| 2 | APPLE INC. | 5.76% | 6.20% | 5.76% |
| 3 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.62% | 4.60% | 4.60% |
| 4 | AMAZON.COM, INC. | 3.66% | 3.58% | 3.58% |
| 5 | ALPHABET INC. | 3.06% | 3.05% | 3.05% |
| 6 | BROADCOM INC. | 2.59% | 2.84% | 2.59% |
| 7 | ALPHABET INC. | 2.53% | 2.46% | 2.46% |
| 8 | META PLATFORMS, INC. | 2.03% | 1.90% | 1.90% |
| 9 | TESLA, INC. | 1.52% | 1.69% | 1.52% |
| 10 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.07% | 1.21% | 1.07% |
| 11 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 1.06% | 1.22% | 1.06% |
| 12 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 1.20% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
Only in DFAU
110 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2.15%
- SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.23%
- NXP Semiconductors N.V.0.15%
- TE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.12%
- Carnival Corporation0.07%
- COTERRA ENERGY INC.0.06%
- COREWEAVE, INC.0.02%
- AUTOLIV, INC.0.02%
- ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY0.01%
- FEDERATED HERMES, INC.0.01%
Only in VTHR
828 total- Welltower Inc0.19%
- Prologis Inc0.18%
- Equinix Inc0.14%
- American Tower Corp0.12%
- Simon Property Group Inc0.09%
- Digital Realty Trust Inc0.09%
- Realty Income Corp0.08%
- Strategy Inc0.07%
- Anglogold Ashanti Plc0.07%
- Public Storage0.07%
Open DFAU or VTHR at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
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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.