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ETF comparison

DFAS vs VTWO

Both US Small Cap.

DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio-ETF Class Shares · Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
51.0 %

1,433 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAS and VTWO would leave roughly 51.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAS unmatched 49.0% Shared 51.0% VTWO unmatched 48.8%

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.

In DFAS only
619 positions
Shared
1,433 positions
In VTWO only
558 positions

Side by side

DFAS

DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio-ETF Class Shares

Dimensional · US Small Cap

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.27%
Net assets
$34.43B
TTM yield
1.01%
Top-10 conc.
2.5%
VTWO

Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Small Cap

95 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$17.48B
whole fund, 2 share classes
TTM yield
1.20%
Top-10 conc.
3.2%

Sub-score comparison

73
Cost
94
88
Tax efficiency
88
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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DFAS sub-score VTWO

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

VTWO 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 VTWO.

Top shared holdings

1,433 shared in total
# Holding In DFAS In VTWO Overlap
1 UMB FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.21% 0.33% 0.21%
2 MOOG INC. 0.21% 0.34% 0.21%
3 LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. 0.21% 0.20% 0.20%
4 OLD NATIONAL BANCORP 0.19% 0.29% 0.19%
5 VIASAT, INC. 0.19% 0.27% 0.19%
6 FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS, INC. 0.19% 0.28% 0.19%
7 BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.19% 0.32% 0.19%
8 STONEX GROUP INC. 0.19% 0.24% 0.19%
9 PBF ENERGY INC. 0.18% 0.23% 0.18%
10 JACKSON FINANCIAL INC. 0.18% 0.28% 0.18%
11 Krystal Biotech Inc 0.18% 0.30% 0.18%
12 HEALTHEQUITY, INC. 0.18% 0.26% 0.18%

Only in DFAS

619 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 VTWO

558 total
  • Cytokinetics Inc 0.30%
  • CareTrust REIT Inc 0.28%
  • Ryman Hospitality Properties Inc 0.27%
  • SSR Mining Inc 0.27%
  • Compass Inc 0.24%
  • Terreno Realty Corp 0.23%
  • Macerich Co/The 0.22%
  • Spyre Therapeutics Inc 0.21%
  • Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc 0.21%
  • Hims & Hers Health Inc 0.20%

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.