ETF comparison
DFAS vs VBR
Both US Small Cap.
Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF · Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
636 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and VBR would leave roughly 49.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VBR is 21 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $210/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 VBR.
Top shared holdings
636 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In VBR | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0.29% | 0.32% | 0.29% |
| 2 | BORGWARNER INC. | 0.25% | 0.27% | 0.25% |
| 3 | JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.25% | 0.27% | 0.25% |
| 4 | APA CORPORATION | 0.25% | 0.36% | 0.25% |
| 5 | HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION | 0.23% | 0.24% | 0.23% |
| 6 | ALCOA CORPORATION | 0.22% | 0.42% | 0.22% |
| 7 | DT MIDSTREAM, INC. | 0.22% | 0.33% | 0.22% |
| 8 | ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.22% | 0.23% | 0.22% |
| 9 | Hasbro, Inc. | 0.22% | 0.32% | 0.22% |
| 10 | THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY | 0.22% | 0.31% | 0.22% |
| 11 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.21% | 0.36% | 0.21% |
| 12 | RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION | 0.21% | 0.26% | 0.21% |
Only in DFAS
1,480 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 8.84%
- ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC. 0.29%
- MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0.28%
- ONTO INNOVATION INC. 0.26%
- IES HOLDINGS, INC. 0.25%
- RAMBUS INC. 0.24%
- HECLA MINING COMPANY 0.23%
- GENERAC HOLDINGS INC. 0.23%
- THE ENSIGN GROUP, INC. 0.22%
- FORMFACTOR, INC. 0.21%
Only in VBR
202 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%
Open DFAS 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.