DFAU vs PJUS: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF

DFAUANYSE Arca

PGIM Jennison U.S Core Equity ETF

PJUSBCboe

Overlap

49.9%by weight

Expense ratio

DFAU −0.07pt a year

DFAU0.12%PJUS0.19%

Avg volume · 30D

DFAU 3065.1×the volume

DFAU555KPJUS181

DFAU vs PJUS Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

+1.2%DFAU0.0%PJUS

Expense ratio: DFAU 0.12%, better; PJUS 0.19%
Fund size: DFAU $12.9B; PJUS $7M
1Y total return: DFAU +13.2%; PJUS No data
Yield (12M): DFAU 0.90%; PJUS No data
Holdings: DFAU 2165; PJUS 98
Avg volume (30D): DFAU 555K sh, better; PJUS 181 sh
NAV per share: DFAU $52.28; PJUS $52.59
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFAU, PJUS, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFAU	PJUS
Cost30% weight	A97Higher	A92
Mission25% weight	A83	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B65	A70Higher
Tradability15% weight	A87Higher	D33
Holdings10% weight	A84Higher	B67
Durability5% weight	A91Higher	F23

Rank among US Active Equity funds

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Same Category. DFAU and PJUS are both graded against the same 121 US Active Equity funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Equity⁠

Category · 121 funds

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DFAU ranks 2nd and PJUS 31st of 121 funds in the US Active Equity Category.

Rank 1AAVLCAvantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFScore 87
Rank 2ADFAUDimensional US Core Equity Market ETFScore 86
Rank 3ADFACDimensional US Core Equity 2 ETFScore 85
Rank 31BESNEssential 40 Stock ETFScore 67
Rank 31BPJUSPGIM Jennison U.S Core Equity ETFScore 67
Rank 33BCGGRCapital Group Growth ETFScore 66

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFAUADimensional US Core Equity Market ETF

PJUSBPGIM Jennison U.S Core Equity ETF

In short

DFAU Active management priced like an index fund. Dimensional spreads across roughly 2,400 US stocks, then tilts the weights toward value, profitability and momentum instead of simply mirroring the Russell 3000.

PJUS No data

Stated mandate

DFAU Seeks long-term capital appreciation. It uses an integrated research, portfolio-design, management, and trading process to build a broadly diversified portfolio of U.S. companies while balancing long-term return drivers, risk, shorter-term considerations, and trading costs.

PJUS No data

Why people hold it

DFAU Charges 0.12% a year, well under the 0.65% median for active US equity funds and the cheapest of the top-graded names in its group (AVLC, DFAC, FELC).
Holds roughly 2,400 US companies, so no single name steers the fund. Whole-market coverage, not a concentrated bet.
Active without the stock-picking drama: it leans weights toward value, profitability and momentum, using the Russell 3000 as its reference point rather than a rigid rulebook.
A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the strongest overall implementations in its active US equity peer group.

PJUS No data

Worth knowing

DFAU Those tilts cut both ways: results can drift from a plain Russell 3000 fund for long stretches, in either direction.
No published index behind it. The trade-off for flexibility is that you're buying Dimensional's process, not a public set of rules you can check line by line.
Distributions land quarterly, not monthly, and the mandate is long-term capital appreciation rather than income.

PJUS No data

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DFAU vs PJUS Holdings

How DFAU and PJUS differ

Overlap by weight

49.9%

Shared holdings make up 94.3% of PJUS and 51.4% of DFAU.

Level by level

Holdings88 in both49.9%
Countryby domicile97.9%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for PJUS.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFAU and PJUS, widest gap first
Country	More in DFAUMore in PJUS	DFAU	PJUS
United States	DFAU +1.8 points	99.3%	97.5%
United Kingdom	PJUS +1.4 points	0.1%	1.5%
Switzerland	PJUS +0.7 points	0.3%	1.0%
Other countries (8)	DFAU +0.3 points	0.3%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFAU33.4%
PJUS40.4%

Securities held

DFAU2,164
PJUS96

Asset class

DFAU: Equity
PJUS: Equity

Holdings

Only in DFAU2,076
In both88
Only in PJUS8

Only in DFAU

2,076 securities, 48.5% of DFAU by weight

Alphabet Inc1.76%
Berkshire Hathaway Cl-B1.15%
Johnson & Johnson0.78%
Procter & Gamble Co/The0.52%
Costco Wholesale Corp.0.48%
Intel Corp0.48%
Coca Cola Co.0.46%
Home Depot Inc0.46%
Oracle Corp.0.38%
General Electric Company0.38%
Philip Morris Intl0.37%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.0.35%
New Linde PLC0.30%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.30%
Qualcomm Inc.0.29%
Morgan Stanley0.29%
Kla Corp0.29%
American Express Co.0.26%
Citigroup Inc.0.24%
Salesforce Inc0.24%
Analog Devices Inc.0.24%
Western Digital0.24%
Walt Disney Co/The0.22%
Seagate Technology Hold0.21%
Mcdonald's Corp.0.21%
Arista Networks Inc0.21%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.0.21%
Deere & Co.0.20%
Palo Alto Networks Inc0.20%
Lockheed Martin Corp.0.20%
Pfizer Inc.0.19%
Travelers Companies Inc.0.19%
Eog Resources Inc.0.19%
Phillips 660.19%
BlackRock Funding Inc/De0.18%
Marathon Petroleum Corp.0.18%
Abbott Laboratories0.18%
Newmont Corp0.18%
Progressive Corp0.18%
Accenture PLC0.17%
Eaton Corp PLC0.17%
The Charles Schwab Corp.0.17%
Johnson Controls Intl0.17%
Hewlett-Packard Enterpris0.16%
Danaher Corp.0.16%
3M Co.0.16%
Intercontinental Exchange0.16%
S&P Global Inc0.16%
Royal Caribbean Cruises0.16%
Chubb Limited0.15%

Only in PJUS

8 securities, 5.1% of PJUS by weight

Shell PLC1.49%
Chubb Ltd0.99%
Prologis Inc0.93%
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc0.65%
Johnson Controls International PLC0.53%
Spotify Technology SA0.29%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp0.27%
Net Current Assets<0.01%

Weight gaps

All 88 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in DFAU and PJUS, widest gap first
Holding	More in DFAUMore in PJUS	DFAU	PJUS
Alphabet Inc - Class AGOOGL	PJUS +3.57 points	2.14%	5.71%
Union Pac Corp.UNP	PJUS +1.57 points	0.25%	1.82%
Metlife Inc.MET	PJUS +1.52 points	0.13%	1.65%
Rtx CorpRTX	PJUS +1.42 points	0.31%	1.73%
Bank of America CorpBAC	PJUS +1.26 points	0.39%	1.65%
Parker-Hannifin CorpPH	PJUS +1.15 points	0.14%	1.29%
Cisco Systems Inc.CSCO	PJUS +1.08 points	0.54%	1.62%
Netflix.com Inc.NFLX	PJUS +1.05 points	0.24%	1.29%
Uber Technologies IncUBER	PJUS +1.02 points	0.13%	1.15%
UnitedHealth Group Inc.UNH	PJUS +1.01 points	0.40%	1.41%
Pepsico Inc.PEP	PJUS +1.00 points	0.25%	1.25%
Cheniere Energy IncLNG	PJUS +1.00 points	0.13%	1.13%
Truist Financial CorpTFC	PJUS +1.00 points	0.10%	1.10%
Pnc Financial Services GrPNC	PJUS +0.97 points	0.11%	1.08%
JPMorgan Chase & CoJPM	PJUS +0.94 points	1.21%	2.15%
Crowdstrike Holdings IncCRWD	PJUS +0.89 points	0.14%	1.03%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	PJUS +0.79 points	1.02%	1.81%
International Business MaIBM	PJUS +0.75 points	0.36%	1.11%
Caterpillar Inc.CAT	PJUS +0.74 points	0.35%	1.09%
Toll Brothers IncTOL	PJUS +0.74 points	0.02%	0.76%
Dell Technologies IncDELL	PJUS +0.73 points	0.17%	0.90%
Meta Platforms IncMETA	PJUS +0.72 points	1.78%	2.50%
Micron Technology Inc.MU	PJUS +0.70 points	1.62%	2.32%
Amazon.com Inc.AMZN	PJUS +0.65 points	3.14%	3.79%
General MotorsGM	PJUS +0.64 points	0.17%	0.81%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY	PJUS +0.64 points	1.45%	2.09%
Walmart Inc.WMT	PJUS +0.58 points	0.68%	1.26%
Snowflake IncSNOW	PJUS +0.57 points	0.10%	0.67%
Vertex PharmaceuticalsVRTX	PJUS +0.56 points	0.15%	0.71%
Lowe's Cos IncLOW	PJUS +0.56 points	0.13%	0.69%
Crown Holdings IncCCK	PJUS +0.54 points	0.03%	0.57%
Hasbro IncHAS	PJUS +0.53 points	0.02%	0.55%
Nisource Inc.NI	PJUS +0.52 points	0.03%	0.55%
Csx CorpCSX	PJUS +0.51 points	0.17%	0.68%
Amgen IncAMGN	PJUS +0.51 points	0.36%	0.87%
Rockwell Automation Inc.ROK	PJUS +0.51 points	0.08%	0.59%
East West Bancorp IncEWBC	PJUS +0.49 points	0.04%	0.53%
Visa IncV	DFAU +0.49 points	0.96%	0.47%
Valero Energy CorpVLO	PJUS +0.43 points	0.17%	0.60%
Wintrust Financial CorpWTFC	PJUS +0.42 points	0.02%	0.44%
Encompass Health CorpEHC	PJUS +0.41 points	0.03%	0.44%
Applied Materials Inc.AMAT	PJUS +0.41 points	0.39%	0.80%
Technipfmc PLCFTI	PJUS +0.40 points	0.05%	0.45%
Markel Group IncMKL	PJUS +0.40 points	0.04%	0.44%
Sandisk Corp/DeSNDK	PJUS +0.39 points	0.27%	0.66%
Dupont De Nemours IncDD	PJUS +0.40 points	0.03%	0.43%
Carpenter Technology CorpCRS	PJUS +0.38 points	0.02%	0.40%
Texas Instruments Inc.TXN	PJUS +0.34 points	0.36%	0.70%
Merck & Company IncMRK	PJUS +0.32 points	0.53%	0.85%
Nextera Energy IncNEE	PJUS +0.30 points	0.20%	0.50%
Churchill Downs IncCHDN	PJUS +0.30 points	<0.01%	0.31%
Tjx Companies Inc.TJX	PJUS +0.30 points	0.20%	0.50%
Five Below IncFIVE	PJUS +0.26 points	0.03%	0.29%
Thermo Fisher Scientific.TMO	PJUS +0.27 points	0.27%	0.54%
Illumina IncILMN	PJUS +0.26 points	0.06%	0.32%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	PJUS +0.25 points	0.36%	0.61%
Teledyne Technologies IncTDY	PJUS +0.26 points	0.05%	0.31%
Mastercard Inc - AMA	DFAU +0.25 points	0.69%	0.44%
Kirby CorpKEX	PJUS +0.25 points	0.02%	0.27%
Wells Fargo & Co.WFC	PJUS +0.25 points	0.34%	0.59%
Nordson CorpNDSN	PJUS +0.25 points	0.03%	0.28%
Axis Capital Holdings LtdAXS	PJUS +0.24 points	0.01%	0.26%
Datadog IncDDOG	PJUS +0.24 points	0.08%	0.32%
Cencora IncCOR	PJUS +0.23 points	0.12%	0.35%
Renaissancere Holdings LtRNR	PJUS +0.22 points	0.03%	0.25%
Tesla IncTSLA	DFAU +0.22 points	1.35%	1.13%
Ross Stores Inc.ROST	PJUS +0.21 points	0.14%	0.35%
Broadcom IncAVGO	PJUS +0.22 points	2.04%	2.26%
Ametek IncAME	PJUS +0.20 points	0.09%	0.29%
Natera IncNTRA	PJUS +0.20 points	0.06%	0.26%
AT&T Inc.T	PJUS +0.20 points	0.19%	0.39%
Ch Robinson Worldwide IncCHRW	PJUS +0.20 points	0.03%	0.23%
Comfort Systems Usa IncFIX	PJUS +0.19 points	0.08%	0.27%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	PJUS +0.19 points	6.79%	6.98%
Airbnb IncABNB	PJUS +0.19 points	0.07%	0.26%
Bloom Energy CorpBE	PJUS +0.18 points	0.05%	0.23%
ConocophillipsCOP	PJUS +0.16 points	0.28%	0.44%
Chevron Corp.CVX	PJUS +0.15 points	0.56%	0.71%
Palantir Technologies IncPLTR	DFAU +0.16 points	0.40%	0.24%
AbbVie Inc.ABBV	DFAU +0.15 points	0.61%	0.46%
United Rentals Inc.URI	PJUS +0.14 points	0.14%	0.28%
Corning IncGLW	PJUS +0.14 points	0.10%	0.24%
Exxonmobil Holdings CorpXOM	DFAU +0.12 points	1.07%	0.95%
Verizon CommunicationsVZ	PJUS +0.10 points	0.30%	0.40%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	DFAU +0.10 points	5.62%	5.52%
Ge Vernova LlcGEV	PJUS +0.09 points	0.20%	0.29%
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH	PJUS +0.01 points	0.25%	0.26%
Apple Inc.AAPL	DFAU +0.01 points	7.10%	7.09%

All 2,381 DFAU holdings⁠All PJUS holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DFAU vs PJUS Cost

Overpaying PJUS vs DFAU

$1,432

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

DFAU 0.12%
$2,520
PJUS 0.19%
$3,952

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFAU 0.12%
PJUS 0.19%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFAU	PJUS	Overpaying
10	$220	$347	$127
20	$859	$1,351	$492
30	$2,520	$3,952	$1,432

Expense ratio

0.12%DFAU, cheaper
0.19%PJUS

DFAU0.12%PJUS0.19%

0.00%2.89%

Middle half of US Active Equity funds
Median 0.68%

DFAU 4th cheapest of 121 funds

PJUS 11th cheapest of 121 funds

DFAU vs PJUS Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DFAU 0.90%; PJUS No data
Payout (12M): DFAU $0.47; PJUS None
Last payment: DFAU $0.12; PJUS No data
Ex-dividend: DFAU Sep 22, 2026; PJUS No data
Paid on: DFAU Sep 24, 2026; PJUS No data
Frequency: DFAU Quarterly; PJUS No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

DFAUQuarterly · 24 paymentsAll DFAU payments⁠

PJUSAll PJUS payments⁠

No distribution history available.

DFAU vs PJUS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DFAU 12.4%PJUS No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFAU 1.38PJUS No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFAU −23.6%PJUS No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFAU 1.01PJUS 0.42; Market = 1

DFAU and PJUS in the news

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DFAU vs PJUS

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DFAU and PJUS differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAU

Only in PJUS

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

PGIM lists two more Jennison core ETFs after a May launch that still holds $7 million

How DFAU and PJUS differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAU

Only in PJUS

Weight gaps