DFAR vs USRT overlap - what they share and where they differ

DFAR and USRT share 88.2% of their weight across 112 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

DFAR and USRT

88.2%

112 shared positions

DFAR

Dimensional US Real Estate ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 123 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 48.3%·Holdings of DFAR

USRT

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 124 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 49.2%·Holdings of USRT

Reported positions cover DFAR 100%, USRT 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

USRT vs DFAR side by side

DFARDimensional US Real Estate ETF

123

stock positions reported to the SEC

11.0% of its weight is in 11 names USRT does not hold

USRTiShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

124

stock positions reported to the SEC

3.9% of its weight is in 12 names DFAR does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

DFAR
USRT
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Real Estate
94.1%
90.7%
Utilities
1.9%
2.1%
Consumer Cyclical
0.4%
0.4%

The widest gap is Real Estate: DFAR has 3.4 points more of it.

The figures side by side

DFARUSRT
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported123124
Weight of the ten largest48.3%49.2%
Largest positionWELL 8.0%WELL 9.0%
Held alone11 positions, 11.0%12 positions, 3.9%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn DFARIn USRTCounted
WELLWELLTOWER INC.8.01%9.03%8.01%
PLDPROLOGIS, INC.6.79%7.49%6.79%
EQIXEQUINIX, INC.5.09%6.01%5.09%
SPGSIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.4.83%4.65%4.65%
DLRDIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC.4.59%4.56%4.56%
OREALTY INCOME CORPORATION4.45%4.23%4.23%
PSAPUBLIC STORAGE.4.05%4.21%4.05%
VTRVENTAS, INC.3.39%3.64%3.39%
EXREXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC.2.32%2.50%2.32%
VICIVICI PROPERTIES INC.2.12%2.30%2.12%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in DFAR

AMTAMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION4.32%
IRMIRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED2.73%
CCICROWN CASTLE INC.2.45%
SBACSBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION1.40%
PDMPIEDMONT REALTY TRUST, INC.0.09%
MODIV INDUSTRIAL INCModiv Industrial, Inc.0.01%
ONLORION PROPERTIES INC.0.01%
STRWSTRAWBERRY FIELDS REIT, INC.0.01%
CLPRClipper Realty Inc0.00%
CMCTCREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORPORATION.0.00%

Only in USRT

IRON MOUNTAIN INC (REIT)2.91%
MRPMILLROSE PROPERTIES INC0.35%
SMASMARTSTOP SELF STORAGE REIT INC0.15%
JANJANUS LIVING INC0.11%
PIEDMONT OFFICE REALTY TRUST INC0.10%
SAFESAFEHOLD INC0.07%
NHPNATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROPERTIES INC0.06%
AHRTAH REALTY TRUST INC0.04%
FPIFARMLAND PARTNERS INC0.03%
LANDGLADSTONE LAND CORP0.03%

Questions people ask

Is DFAR the same as USRT?

88.2% of their weight sits in the same 112 holdings. DFAR also reports AMT, IRM, CCI, which the other does not. USRT also reports IRON MOUNTAIN INC (REIT), MRP, SMA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between DFAR and USRT measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of DFAR and 100% of USRT, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, USRT or DFAR?

DFAR reports 123 stock positions and USRT reports 124. 11.0% of DFAR's weight sits in names USRT does not hold, and 3.9% of USRT's weight in names DFAR does not hold. The ten largest positions are 48.3% of DFAR and 49.2% of USRT.

How do DFAR and USRT differ by sector?

The widest gap is Real Estate: DFAR has 3.4 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

Other pairs with these funds

DFAR against other funds in the table

Add a third fund in the tool·All fund pairs

Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.