ETF comparison
DFAS vs FNDA
Both US Small Cap.
Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF
Holdings overlap
708 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and FNDA would leave roughly 44.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
FNDA is 1 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for DFAS.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with DFAS vs FNDA.
Top shared holdings
708 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In FNDA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.34% | 0.38% | 0.34% |
| 2 | TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.34% | 0.35% | 0.34% |
| 3 | ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.29% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 4 | HECLA MINING COMPANY | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| 5 | ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 6 | APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 7 | THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 8 | VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 9 | LITTELFUSE, INC. | 0.20% | 0.26% | 0.20% |
| 10 | PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.20% |
| 11 | SOUTHSTATE BANK CORPORATION | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| 12 | PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION | 0.21% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
Only in DFAS
1,408 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 8.84%
- WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.29%
- BORGWARNER INC. 0.25%
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.25%
- APA CORPORATION 0.25%
- IES HOLDINGS, INC. 0.25%
- SANMINA CORPORATION 0.24%
- GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. 0.23%
- HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION 0.23%
- ALCOA CORPORATION 0.22%
Only in FNDA
177 total- Lumentum Holdings Inc 1.08%
- EchoStar Corp 0.47%
- Coherent Corp 0.46%
- Comfort Systems USA Inc 0.41%
- Southern Copper Corp 0.39%
- Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.35%
- Woodward Inc 0.34%
- Rocket Cos Inc 0.33%
- Vertiv Holdings Co 0.33%
- XPO Inc 0.31%
Open DFAS or FNDA at a brokerage
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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.