ETF comparison
DFAC vs VO
US Total Market vs US Mid Cap.
U.S. Core Equity 2 Portfolio-ETF Class Shares · Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF
Holdings overlap
263 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAC and VO would leave roughly 21.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VO is 15 bps cheaper than DFAC. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for DFAC.
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Top shared holdings
263 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAC | In VO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION | 0.62% | 1.06% | 0.62% |
| 2 | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY | 0.25% | 0.67% | 0.25% |
| 3 | The Travelers Companies, Inc. | 0.25% | 0.34% | 0.25% |
| 4 | ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD. | 0.24% | 0.74% | 0.24% |
| 5 | ROSS STORES, INC. | 0.23% | 0.66% | 0.23% |
| 6 | FORTINET, INC. | 0.22% | 0.46% | 0.22% |
| 7 | MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION | 0.21% | 0.72% | 0.21% |
| 8 | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.20% | 1.05% | 0.20% |
| 9 | UNITED RENTALS, INC. | 0.20% | 0.69% | 0.20% |
| 10 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 0.19% | 0.58% | 0.19% |
| 11 | DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.19% | 0.46% | 0.19% |
| 12 | NEWMONT CORPORATION | 0.18% | 0.48% | 0.18% |
Only in DFAC
2,282 total- NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.27%
- APPLE INC. 5.12%
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.41%
- AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.14%
- META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.73%
- ALPHABET INC. 1.69%
- BROADCOM INC. 1.18%
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.09%
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.09%
- ALPHABET INC. 1.09%
Only in VO
19 total- Simon Property Group Inc 0.67%
- Digital Realty Trust Inc 0.61%
- Realty Income Corp 0.56%
- Public Storage 0.49%
- Ventas Inc 0.42%
- Waste Connections Inc 0.41%
- Iron Mountain Inc 0.35%
- Crown Castle Inc 0.32%
- Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.30%
- Extra Space Storage Inc 0.30%
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/methodology/.
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