ETF comparison
DFASvsIWM
Both US Small Cap.
Holdings overlap
1,471 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and IWM would leave roughly51.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
IWM is 7 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DFAS vs IWM.
Top shared holdings
1,471 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In IWM | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.21% |
| 2 | UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 0.19% | 0.33% | 0.19% |
| 3 | STONEX GROUP INC. | 0.19% | 0.27% | 0.19% |
| 4 | ARGAN, INC. | 0.18% | 0.34% | 0.18% |
| 5 | JACKSON FINANCIAL INC. | 0.18% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| 6 | FLUOR CORPORATION. | 0.18% | 0.23% | 0.18% |
| 7 | OLD NATIONAL BANCORP | 0.18% | 0.28% | 0.18% |
| 8 | ENERSYS | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.18% |
| 9 | MOOG INC. | 0.18% | 0.38% | 0.18% |
| 10 | ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0.18% | 0.29% | 0.18% |
| 11 | LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.17% |
| 12 | InterDigital, Inc. | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.17% |
Only in DFAS
645 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8.84%
- AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.0.34%
- TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.34%
- ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.0.29%
- WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.0.29%
- MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY0.28%
- ONTO INNOVATION INC.0.26%
- BORGWARNER INC.0.25%
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.25%
- APA CORPORATION0.25%
Only in IWM
544 total- BlackRock Funds III17.02%
- Cytokinetics, Inc.0.35%
- CareTrust REIT, Inc.0.28%
- D-Wave Quantum, Inc.0.27%
- Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.0.25%
- Macerich Co. (The)0.22%
- Terreno Realty Corp.0.21%
- Nuvalent, Inc.0.21%
- Spyre Therapeutics, Inc.0.20%
- Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.0.20%
Open DFAS or IWM 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.