ETF comparison
DFASvsVBK
Both US Small Cap.
Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
Holdings overlap
380 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and VBK would leave roughly29.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VBK 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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DFAS vs VBK.
Top shared holdings
380 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In VBK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.34% | 0.55% | 0.34% |
| 2 | ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.29% | 0.40% | 0.29% |
| 3 | MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 0.28% | 0.40% | 0.28% |
| 4 | ONTO INNOVATION INC. | 0.26% | 0.53% | 0.26% |
| 5 | RAMBUS INC. | 0.24% | 0.40% | 0.24% |
| 6 | HECLA MINING COMPANY | 0.23% | 0.29% | 0.23% |
| 7 | GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. | 0.23% | 0.48% | 0.23% |
| 8 | THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC. | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.22% |
| 9 | FORMFACTOR, INC. | 0.21% | 0.35% | 0.21% |
| 10 | DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| 11 | POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.21% | 0.23% | 0.21% |
| 12 | SPX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.21% | 0.35% | 0.21% |
Only in DFAS
1,736 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8.84%
- AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.0.34%
- WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.0.29%
- BORGWARNER INC.0.25%
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.25%
- APA CORPORATION0.25%
- ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC0.23%
- HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION0.23%
- ALCOA CORPORATION0.22%
- DT MIDSTREAM, INC.0.22%
Only in VBK
163 total- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd1.27%
- Astera Labs Inc1.05%
- Natera Inc1.04%
- Twilio Inc0.88%
- Casey's General Stores Inc0.83%
- Carpenter Technology Corp0.82%
- Curtiss-Wright Corp0.79%
- FTAI Aviation Ltd0.78%
- Entegris Inc0.77%
- TechnipFMC PLC0.74%
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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.