ETF comparison
DFASvsVBR
Both US Small Cap.
Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
Holdings overlap
626 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and VBR would leave roughly48.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VBR 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 VBR.
Top shared holdings
626 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In VBR | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.34% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| 2 | WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0.29% | 0.36% | 0.29% |
| 3 | BORGWARNER INC. | 0.25% | 0.29% | 0.25% |
| 4 | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.25% | 0.31% | 0.25% |
| 5 | APA CORPORATION | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 6 | ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| 7 | HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 8 | ALCOA CORPORATION | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.22% |
| 9 | DT MIDSTREAM, INC. | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.22% |
| 10 | Hasbro, Inc. | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| 11 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| 12 | ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.21% |
Only in DFAS
1,490 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8.84%
- TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.34%
- ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.0.29%
- MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY0.28%
- ONTO INNOVATION INC.0.26%
- IES HOLDINGS, INC.0.25%
- RAMBUS INC.0.24%
- HECLA MINING COMPANY0.23%
- GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.0.23%
- THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC.0.22%
Only in VBR
214 total- Jabil Inc0.87%
- NRG Energy Inc0.66%
- Tapestry Inc0.63%
- Atmos Energy Corp0.62%
- Williams-Sonoma Inc0.59%
- Smurfit Westrock PLC0.52%
- F5 Inc0.50%
- US Foods Holding Corp0.48%
- JB Hunt Transport Services Inc0.47%
- Expand Energy Corp0.47%
Open DFAS or VBR 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.