ETF comparison
DFLV vs MGV
Both US Value.
Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF
Holdings overlap
74 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFLV and MGV would leave roughly 43.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
MGV is 16 bps cheaper than DFLV. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/yr more in fees for DFLV.
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 DFLV vs MGV.
Top shared holdings
74 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFLV | In MGV | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 4.80% | 3.64% | 3.64% |
| 2 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 2.38% | 2.61% | 2.38% |
| 3 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 2.30% | 5.26% | 2.30% |
| 4 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 1.81% | 3.15% | 1.81% |
| 5 | CHEVRON CORPORATION | 1.87% | 1.66% | 1.66% |
| 6 | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | 1.54% | 1.66% | 1.54% |
| 7 | MERCK & CO., INC. | 1.31% | 1.41% | 1.31% |
| 8 | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 1.26% | 1.60% | 1.26% |
| 9 | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | 1.15% | 2.06% | 1.15% |
| 10 | MORGAN STANLEY | 1.13% | 1.19% | 1.13% |
| 11 | RTX CORPORATION | 1.13% | 1.16% | 1.13% |
| 12 | LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 1.09% | 1.11% | 1.09% |
Only in DFLV
260 total- AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.00%
- EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 3.57%
- MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 0.94%
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 0.90%
- VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 0.86%
- META PLATFORMS, INC. 0.79%
- SLB N.V. 0.74%
- THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION 0.73%
- TE CONNECTIVITY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.73%
- CUMMINS INC. 0.70%
Only in MGV
46 total- Exxon Mobil Corp 2.91%
- Walmart Inc 2.44%
- Costco Wholesale Corp 2.04%
- Caterpillar Inc 1.96%
- AbbVie Inc 1.85%
- Applied Materials Inc 1.72%
- General Electric Co 1.55%
- Home Depot Inc/The 1.52%
- Texas Instruments Inc 1.33%
- Philip Morris International Inc 1.33%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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