ETF comparison
DFATvsVBR
Both US Small Cap.
Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
Holdings overlap
498 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAT and VBR would leave roughly41.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VBR is 23 bps cheaper than DFAT. On a $100,000 position that's about $230/yr more in fees for DFAT.
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 DFAT vs VBR.
Top shared holdings
498 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAT | In VBR | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TD SYNNEX CORPORATION | 0.67% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 2 | VIATRIS INC. | 0.71% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| 3 | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 0.60% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 4 | WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0.86% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 5 | PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY | 0.40% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 6 | CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.82% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 7 | BALL CORPORATION | 0.67% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 8 | Regal Rexnord Corporation | 0.51% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| 9 | TOLL BROTHERS, INC. | 0.64% | 0.33% | 0.33% |
| 10 | OVINTIV INC. | 0.73% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 11 | STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. | 0.33% | 0.31% | 0.31% |
| 12 | DT MIDSTREAM, INC. | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.31% |
Only in DFAT
777 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP5.87%
- TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.0.46%
- DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.0.43%
- Valaris Limited0.30%
- LIBERTY ENERGY INC.0.29%
- Amdocs Limited0.26%
- Transocean Ltd.0.25%
- NOBLE CORPORATION PLC0.23%
- SCORPIO TANKERS INC.0.22%
- DIODES INCORPORATED0.20%
Only in VBR
342 total- Jabil Inc0.87%
- NRG Energy Inc0.66%
- Tapestry Inc0.63%
- Atmos Energy Corp0.62%
- Williams-Sonoma Inc0.59%
- Moderna Inc0.54%
- Smurfit Westrock PLC0.52%
- F5 Inc0.50%
- US Foods Holding Corp0.48%
- JB Hunt Transport Services Inc0.47%
Open DFAT 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.