ETF comparison
DFAS vs VIOG
Both US Small Cap.
DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio-ETF Class Shares · Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
312 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and VIOG would leave roughly 22.5% 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
VIOG is 17 bps cheaper than DFAS. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/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 VIOG.
Top shared holdings
312 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAS | In VIOG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | 0.21% | 0.54% | 0.21% |
| 2 | VIASAT, INC. | 0.19% | 1.05% | 0.19% |
| 3 | BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 0.19% | 1.13% | 0.19% |
| 4 | STONEX GROUP INC. | 0.19% | 0.83% | 0.19% |
| 5 | ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 0.17% | 0.82% | 0.17% |
| 6 | ALKERMES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.16% | 0.90% | 0.16% |
| 7 | ETSY, INC. | 0.16% | 0.89% | 0.16% |
| 8 | LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. | 0.16% | 0.55% | 0.16% |
| 9 | FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION | 0.16% | 0.82% | 0.16% |
| 10 | POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. | 0.16% | 0.59% | 0.16% |
| 11 | CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INCORPORATED | 0.15% | 1.25% | 0.15% |
| 12 | FORMFACTOR, INC. | 0.15% | 0.90% | 0.15% |
Only in DFAS
1,740 total- HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION 0.29%
- JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.28%
- IES HOLDINGS, INC. 0.26%
- ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED 0.26%
- WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.25%
- BORGWARNER INC. 0.25%
- APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.24%
- APA CORPORATION 0.24%
- INVESCO LTD 0.24%
- TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.23%
Only in VIOG
39 total- Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 1.00%
- Terreno Realty Corp 0.57%
- Impinj Inc 0.54%
- Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc 0.50%
- Macerich Co/The 0.40%
- Outfront Media Inc 0.35%
- Curbline Properties Corp 0.33%
- Tanger Inc 0.33%
- Phillips Edison & Co Inc 0.33%
- Millrose Properties Inc 0.32%
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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/.
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.