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ETF comparison

DFAS vs IJR

Both US Small Cap.

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio-ETF Class Shares · iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
34.1 %

534 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and IJR would leave roughly 34.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAS unmatched 65.8% Shared 34.1% IJR unmatched 63.6%

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.

In DFAS only
1,518 positions
Shared
534 positions
In IJR only
69 positions

Side by side

DFAS

U.S. Small Cap Portfolio-ETF Class Shares

Dimensional · US Small Cap

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.27%
Net assets
$18.54B
TTM yield
1.03%
Top-10 conc.
2.5%
IJR

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

iShares · US Small Cap

95 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$102.56B
TTM yield
1.24%
Top-10 conc.
10.8%

Sub-score comparison

73
Cost
94
88
Tax efficiency
88
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
99
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Tracking quality
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DFAS sub-score IJR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

IJR is 21 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $210/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 IJR.

Top shared holdings

534 shared in total
# Holding In DFAS In IJR Overlap
1 LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 0.21% 0.34% 0.21%
2 VIASAT, INC. 0.19% 0.66% 0.19%
3 BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.19% 0.39% 0.19%
4 STONEX GROUP INC. 0.19% 0.46% 0.19%
5 LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION 0.18% 0.27% 0.18%
6 Krystal Biotech Inc 0.18% 0.53% 0.18%
7 MATCH GROUP, INC. 0.17% 0.48% 0.17%
8 ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0.17% 0.49% 0.17%
9 ALKERMES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.16% 0.47% 0.16%
10 ETSY, INC. 0.16% 0.39% 0.16%
11 MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. 0.16% 0.34% 0.16%
12 JACKSON FINANCIAL INC. 0.18% 0.16% 0.16%

Only in DFAS

1,518 total
  • HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION 0.29%
  • JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.28%
  • IES HOLDINGS, INC. 0.26%
  • ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED 0.26%
  • WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.25%
  • BORGWARNER INC. 0.25%
  • APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.24%
  • APA CORPORATION 0.24%
  • INVESCO LTD 0.24%
  • TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.23%

Only in IJR

69 total
  • RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES INC 0.44%
  • MACERICH COMPANY (THE) 0.39%
  • GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC 0.38%
  • TERRENO REALTY CORP 0.37%
  • ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC 0.35%
  • CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC 0.33%
  • PHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY INC 0.28%
  • RITHM CAPITAL CORP 0.28%
  • OUTFRONT MEDIA INC 0.27%
  • MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC 0.25%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.