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DFAS vs SCHA

Both US Small Cap.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
66.3 %

1,347 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and SCHA would leave roughly 66.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAS only 42.4% Shared 66.3% SCHA only 33.4%
In DFAS only
769 positions
Shared
1,347 positions
In SCHA only
374 positions

Side by side

DFAS

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

Dimensional · US Small Cap

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.26%
Net assets
$15.24B
TTM yield
0.98%
Top-10 conc.
13.6%
SCHA

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF

Schwab · US Small Cap

96 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$24.16B
TTM yield
1.03%
Top-10 conc.
7.7%

Sub-score comparison

74
Cost
97
89
Tax efficiency
88
100
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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DFAS sub-score SCHA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for 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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DFAS vs SCHA.

Top shared holdings

1,347 shared in total
# Holding In DFAS In SCHA Overlap
1 ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0.29% 0.30% 0.29%
2 MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0.28% 0.28% 0.28%
3 TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.34% 0.25% 0.25%
4 ONTO INNOVATION INC. 0.26% 0.25% 0.25%
5 RAMBUS INC. 0.24% 0.25% 0.24%
6 HECLA MINING COMPANY 0.23% 0.39% 0.23%
7 PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. 0.23% 0.32% 0.23%
8 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.23% 0.25% 0.23%
9 ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC. 0.22% 0.24% 0.22%
10 THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY 0.22% 0.30% 0.22%
11 THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC. 0.22% 0.29% 0.22%
12 WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.21% 0.23% 0.21%

Only in DFAS

769 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%
  • GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. 0.23%
  • HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION 0.23%
  • ALCOA CORPORATION 0.22%
  • DT MIDSTREAM, INC. 0.22%
  • Hasbro, Inc. 0.22%

Only in SCHA

374 total
  • Sandisk Corp/DE 2.19%
  • Lumentum Holdings Inc 1.16%
  • Rocket Cos Inc 0.41%
  • EchoStar Corp 0.36%
  • Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.31%
  • Guardant Health Inc 0.28%
  • Bridgebio Pharma Inc 0.26%
  • Samsara Inc 0.24%
  • Brixmor Property Group Inc 0.22%
  • American Healthcare REIT Inc 0.22%

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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.