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DFAT vs VBR

Both US Small Cap.

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF · Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
42.8 %

502 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAT and VBR would leave roughly 42.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAT only 62.8% Shared 42.8% VBR only 57.0%
In DFAT only
773 positions
Shared
502 positions
In VBR only
336 positions

Side by side

DFAT

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

Dimensional · US Small Cap

86 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.28%
Net assets
$14.32B
TTM yield
1.37%
Top-10 conc.
12.7%
VBR

Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Small Cap

95 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$67.78B
TTM yield
1.78%
Top-10 conc.
6.1%

Sub-score comparison

72
Cost
95
88
Tax efficiency
87
100
Liquidity
100
96
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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DFAT sub-score VBR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DFAT vs VBR.

Top shared holdings

502 shared in total
# Holding In DFAT In VBR Overlap
1 CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC. 0.82% 0.48% 0.48%
2 OVINTIV INC. 0.73% 0.41% 0.41%
3 AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.60% 0.40% 0.40%
4 BALL CORPORATION 0.67% 0.38% 0.38%
5 VIATRIS INC. 0.71% 0.38% 0.38%
6 APA CORPORATION 0.73% 0.36% 0.36%
7 WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.86% 0.32% 0.32%
8 TOLL BROTHERS, INC. 0.64% 0.31% 0.31%
9 RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. 0.47% 0.31% 0.31%
10 PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY 0.40% 0.31% 0.31%
11 DT MIDSTREAM, INC. 0.31% 0.33% 0.31%
12 Regal Rexnord Corporation 0.51% 0.30% 0.30%

Only in DFAT

773 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 5.87%
  • DARLING INGREDIENTS INC. 0.43%
  • Valaris Limited 0.30%
  • Amdocs Limited 0.26%
  • Transocean Ltd. 0.25%
  • NOBLE CORPORATION PLC 0.23%
  • SCORPIO TANKERS INC. 0.22%
  • DIODES INCORPORATED 0.20%
  • Maplebear Inc 0.20%
  • CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. 0.19%

Only in VBR

336 total
  • NRG Energy Inc 0.75%
  • Atmos Energy Corp 0.74%
  • Tapestry Inc 0.69%
  • Jabil Inc 0.65%
  • United Therapeutics Corp 0.63%
  • Flex Ltd 0.58%
  • Omnicom Group Inc 0.57%
  • Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.53%
  • Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.50%
  • US Foods Holding Corp 0.49%

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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.