ETF comparison

DFASvsVBR

Both US Small Cap.

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
48.2%

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.

DFAS only 60.4%Shared 48.2%VBR only 51.5%
In DFAS only
1,490 positions
Shared
626 positions
In VBR only
214 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%
VBR

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF

Vanguard · US Small Cap

95composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$68.22B
TTM yield
1.80%
Top-10 conc.
6.1%

Sub-score comparison

74
Cost
95
89
Tax efficiency
87
100
Liquidity
100
95
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
DFASsub-scoreVBR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

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
#HoldingIn DFASIn VBROverlap
1AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.0.34%0.30%0.30%
2WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.0.29%0.36%0.29%
3BORGWARNER INC.0.25%0.29%0.25%
4JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.25%0.31%0.25%
5APA CORPORATION0.25%0.25%0.25%
6ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC0.23%0.24%0.23%
7HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION0.23%0.23%0.23%
8ALCOA CORPORATION0.22%0.29%0.22%
9DT MIDSTREAM, INC.0.22%0.32%0.22%
10Hasbro, Inc.0.22%0.25%0.22%
11HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.0.21%0.24%0.21%
12ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED0.21%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%

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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.