ETF comparison
DFAS vs VB
Both US Small Cap.
Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
976 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and VB would leave roughly 51.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VB is 23 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $230/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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DFAS vs VB.
Top shared holdings
976 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In VB | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALCOA CORPORATION | 0.22% | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| 2 | APA CORPORATION | 0.25% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 3 | PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION | 0.21% | 0.23% | 0.21% |
| 4 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 5 | OVINTIV INC. | 0.20% | 0.24% | 0.20% |
| 6 | DT MIDSTREAM, INC. | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 7 | WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0.29% | 0.19% | 0.19% |
| 8 | Hasbro, Inc. | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 9 | PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, INC. | 0.23% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 10 | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 0.19% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 11 | THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| 12 | FIVE BELOW, INC. | 0.18% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
Only in DFAS
1,140 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 8.84%
- AUTOLIV, INC. 0.17%
- KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC. 0.14%
- MYR GROUP INC. 0.13%
- GARRETT MOTION INC. 0.12%
- Amdocs Limited 0.11%
- TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION 0.11%
- ENOVA INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.11%
- PERIMETER SOLUTIONS, INC. 0.10%
- BIRKENSTOCK HOLDING PLC 0.10%
Only in VB
335 total- EMCOR Group Inc 0.46%
- NRG Energy Inc 0.43%
- Atmos Energy Corp 0.43%
- Tapestry Inc 0.40%
- TechnipFMC PLC 0.39%
- Ciena Corp 0.38%
- Casey's General Stores Inc 0.38%
- Jabil Inc 0.37%
- Natera Inc 0.37%
- Expand Energy Corp 0.37%
Open DFAS or VB 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.