ETF comparison
DFASvsVTWO
Both US Small Cap.
Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
1,442 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and VTWO would leave roughly54.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VTWO is 20 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $200/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 VTWO.
Top shared holdings
1,442 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In VTWO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.34% | 0.52% | 0.34% |
| 2 | ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.29% | 0.33% | 0.29% |
| 3 | MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY | 0.28% | 0.43% | 0.28% |
| 4 | SANMINA CORPORATION | 0.24% | 0.41% | 0.24% |
| 5 | RAMBUS INC. | 0.24% | 0.46% | 0.24% |
| 6 | HECLA MINING COMPANY | 0.23% | 0.33% | 0.23% |
| 7 | VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC. | 0.23% | 0.33% | 0.23% |
| 8 | THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC. | 0.22% | 0.28% | 0.22% |
| 9 | FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.21% |
| 10 | FORMFACTOR, INC. | 0.21% | 0.28% | 0.21% |
| 11 | POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.21% |
| 12 | SPX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.21% | 0.31% | 0.21% |
Only in DFAS
674 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP8.84%
- AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.0.34%
- WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.0.29%
- ONTO INNOVATION INC.0.26%
- BORGWARNER INC.0.25%
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.25%
- APA CORPORATION0.25%
- PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC.0.23%
- ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC0.23%
- GENERAC HOLDINGS INC.0.23%
Only in VTWO
503 total- Bloom Energy Corp1.83%
- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd1.12%
- IonQ Inc0.63%
- EchoStar Corp0.51%
- Guardant Health Inc0.47%
- Applied Digital Corp0.33%
- D-Wave Quantum Inc0.32%
- Bridgebio Pharma Inc0.31%
- Cytokinetics Inc0.29%
- Axsome Therapeutics Inc0.28%
Open DFAS or VTWO 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.