ETF comparison
DFLV vs VB
US Value vs US Small Cap.
Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
Holdings overlap
125 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFLV and VB would leave roughly 5.6% 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
VB is 18 bps cheaper than DFLV. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/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 VB.
Top shared holdings
125 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFLV | In VB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASEY'S GENERAL STORES, INC. | 0.22% | 0.36% | 0.22% |
| 2 | EQT CORPORATION | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20% |
| 3 | STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. | 0.37% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 4 | US FOODS HOLDING CORP. | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.18% |
| 5 | QNITY ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.16% |
| 6 | EXPAND ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.16% | 0.27% | 0.16% |
| 7 | INCYTE CORPORATION | 0.16% | 0.23% | 0.16% |
| 8 | UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION | 0.16% | 0.28% | 0.16% |
| 9 | FIRST SOLAR, INC. | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| 10 | SMURFIT WESTROCK PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.14% | 0.29% | 0.14% |
| 11 | FEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING COMPANY, INC. | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| 12 | J. B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. | 0.13% | 0.27% | 0.13% |
Only in DFLV
209 total- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.80%
- AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.00%
- EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 3.57%
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.38%
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.30%
- CHEVRON CORPORATION 1.87%
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.81%
- UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 1.54%
- MERCK & CO., INC. 1.31%
- THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY 1.26%
Only in VB
1,184 total- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55%
- Jabil Inc 0.49%
- REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46%
- Astera Labs Inc 0.45%
- Natera Inc 0.45%
- EMCOR Group Inc 0.45%
- NRG Energy Inc 0.37%
- Tapestry Inc 0.36%
- Carpenter Technology Corp 0.35%
- Atmos Energy Corp 0.35%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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/.
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