ETF comparison

DFASvsDFAT

Both US Small Cap.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
56.0%

1,216 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and DFAT would leave roughly56.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAS only 52.7%Shared 56.0%DFAT only 49.6%
In DFAS only
900 positions
Shared
1,216 positions
In DFAT only
59 positions

Side by side

DFAS

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

Dimensional · US Small Cap

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.26%
Net assets
$15.54B
TTM yield
0.99%
Top-10 conc.
13.6%
DFAT

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

Dimensional · US Small Cap

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.28%
Net assets
$14.48B
TTM yield
1.37%
Top-10 conc.
12.7%

Sub-score comparison

74
Cost
72
89
Tax efficiency
88
100
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
96
Tracking quality
DFASsub-scoreDFAT

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

DFAS is 2 bps cheaper than DFAT. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for DFAT.

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 DFAS vs DFAT.

Top shared holdings

1,216 shared in total
#HoldingIn DFASIn DFATOverlap
1DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8.84%5.87%5.87%
2AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.0.34%0.78%0.34%
3TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.34%0.46%0.34%
4WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.0.29%0.86%0.29%
5BORGWARNER INC.0.25%0.59%0.25%
6APA CORPORATION0.25%0.73%0.25%
7SANMINA CORPORATION0.24%0.28%0.24%
8PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.0.23%0.37%0.23%
9HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION0.23%0.47%0.23%
10ALCOA CORPORATION0.22%0.28%0.22%
11DT MIDSTREAM, INC.0.22%0.31%0.22%
12RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION0.21%0.33%0.21%

Only in DFAS

900 total
  • ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.0.29%
  • MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY0.28%
  • ONTO INNOVATION INC.0.26%
  • IES HOLDINGS, INC.0.25%
  • RAMBUS INC.0.24%
  • VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.0.23%
  • GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.0.23%
  • APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.23%
  • ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC.0.22%
  • Hasbro, Inc.0.22%

Only in DFAT

59 total
  • BALL CORPORATION0.67%
  • PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY0.40%
  • FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC0.20%
  • TEXTRON INC.0.20%
  • TRANSUNION0.20%
  • MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPORATED0.18%
  • EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.0.14%
  • THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC.0.11%
  • GENUINE PARTS COMPANY0.09%
  • Everest Group, Ltd.0.05%

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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.