ETF comparison

DFASvsSCHA

Both US Small Cap.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
64.5%

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.

DFAS only 44.2%Shared 64.5%SCHA only 35.4%
In DFAS only
775 positions
Shared
1,341 positions
In SCHA only
365 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%
SCHA

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF

Schwab · US Small Cap

96composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$22.65B
TTM yield
1.06%
Top-10 conc.
11.8%

Sub-score comparison

74
Cost
97
89
Tax efficiency
88
100
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
97
Tracking quality
DFASsub-scoreSCHA

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
#HoldingIn DFASIn SCHAOverlap
1TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.34%0.38%0.34%
2MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY0.28%0.31%0.28%
3ONTO INNOVATION INC.0.26%0.27%0.26%
4SANMINA CORPORATION0.24%0.30%0.24%
5ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.0.29%0.24%0.24%
6RAMBUS INC.0.24%0.33%0.24%
7HECLA MINING COMPANY0.23%0.25%0.23%
8PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.0.23%0.31%0.23%
9VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.0.23%0.24%0.23%
10APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.23%0.24%0.23%
11THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY0.22%0.26%0.22%
12WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION0.21%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%

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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.