ETF comparison
DFASvsSCHA
Both US Small Cap.
Holdings overlap
1,341 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and SCHA would leave roughly64.5%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
SCHA is 23 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $230/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 SCHA.
Top shared holdings
1,341 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In SCHA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.34% | 0.38% | 0.34% |
| 2 | MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 0.28% | 0.31% | 0.28% |
| 3 | ONTO INNOVATION INC. | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0.26% |
| 4 | SANMINA CORPORATION | 0.24% | 0.30% | 0.24% |
| 5 | ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.29% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
| 6 | RAMBUS INC. | 0.24% | 0.33% | 0.24% |
| 7 | HECLA MINING COMPANY | 0.23% | 0.25% | 0.23% |
| 8 | PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. | 0.23% | 0.31% | 0.23% |
| 9 | VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| 10 | APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| 11 | THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.22% |
| 12 | WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
Only in DFAS
775 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8.84%
- WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.0.29%
- BORGWARNER INC.0.25%
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.25%
- APA CORPORATION0.25%
- GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.0.23%
- HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION0.23%
- ALCOA CORPORATION0.22%
- DT MIDSTREAM, INC.0.22%
- Hasbro, Inc.0.22%
Only in SCHA
365 total- Sandisk Corp/DE5.28%
- Lumentum Holdings Inc1.29%
- EchoStar Corp0.37%
- Guardant Health Inc0.35%
- Rocket Cos Inc0.30%
- Samsara Inc0.26%
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc0.26%
- Applied Digital Corp0.25%
- Bridgebio Pharma Inc0.24%
- D-Wave Quantum Inc0.23%
Open DFAS or SCHA 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.