DFUS vs USMV overlap - what they share and where they differ

DFUS and USMV share 33.4% of their weight across 157 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.

DFUS and USMV

33.4%

157 shared positions

DFUS

Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 2,147 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 36.0%·Holdings of DFUS

USMV

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 165 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 15.1%·Holdings of USMV

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

USMV vs DFUS side by side

DFUSDimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF

2,147

stock positions reported to the SEC

36.3% of its weight is in 1,990 names USMV does not hold

USMViShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

165

stock positions reported to the SEC

5.1% of its weight is in 8 names DFUS does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

DFUS
USMV
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
42.4%
29.5%
Healthcare
10.5%
14.4%
Financial Services
12.6%
12.3%
Utilities
0.0%
10.8%
Consumer Cyclical
10.3%
0.0%
Consumer Defensive
0.0%
9.4%

The widest gap is Technology: DFUS has 12.9 points more of it.

The figures side by side

DFUSUSMV
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported2,147165
Weight of the ten largest36.0%15.1%
Largest positionNVDA 6.8%MSFT 1.6%
Held alone1,990 positions, 36.3%8 positions, 5.1%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn DFUSIn USMVCounted
MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION4.99%1.62%1.62%
BRK.ABERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.1.38%1.47%1.38%
NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION6.75%1.32%1.32%
AVGOBROADCOM INC.2.63%1.02%1.02%
XOMEXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION0.93%1.39%0.93%
AAPLAPPLE INC.6.45%0.90%0.90%
JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON0.90%1.54%0.90%
VVISA INC.0.88%1.00%0.88%
LLYELI LILLY AND COMPANY1.33%0.78%0.78%
WMTWALMART INC.0.71%0.71%0.71%

What each holds alone

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

Only in DFUS

JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO.1.37%
TSLATESLA, INC.1.27%
INTCINTEL CORPORATION0.62%
BACBANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION0.61%
CATCATERPILLAR INC.0.54%
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY0.54%
LRCXLAM RESEARCH CORPORATION0.53%
GSTHE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.0.44%
WFCWELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.38%
MSMORGAN STANLEY0.36%

Only in USMV

WELLWELLTOWER INC.1.57%
WCNWASTE CONNECTIONS, INC.1.25%
ELECTRONIC ARTS INCELECTRONIC ARTS INC.0.85%
OREALTY INCOME CORPORATION0.69%
MELIMercadoLibre, Inc.0.36%
SUISUN COMMUNITIES, INC.0.22%
VTRVENTAS, INC.0.18%
CRCLCircle Internet Group Inc0.03%

Questions people ask

Is DFUS the same as USMV?

33.4% of their weight sits in the same 157 holdings. DFUS also reports JPM, TSLA, INTC, which the other does not. USMV also reports WELL, WCN, ELECTRONIC ARTS INC, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between DFUS and USMV 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 DFUS and 100% of USMV, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, USMV or DFUS?

DFUS reports 2,147 stock positions and USMV reports 165. 36.3% of DFUS's weight sits in names USMV does not hold, and 5.1% of USMV's weight in names DFUS does not hold. The ten largest positions are 36.0% of DFUS and 15.1% of USMV.

How do DFUS and USMV differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: DFUS has 12.9 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.

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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.