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DFSV vs SPSM

Both US Small Cap.

Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
33.9 %

314 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFSV and SPSM would leave roughly 33.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFSV only 73.5% Shared 33.9% SPSM only 65.8%
In DFSV only
713 positions
Shared
314 positions
In SPSM only
291 positions

Side by side

DFSV

Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF

Dimensional · US Small Cap

84 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.30%
Net assets
$7.92B
TTM yield
1.37%
Top-10 conc.
14.3%
SPSM

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF

State Street · US Small Cap

96 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$16.92B
TTM yield
1.38%
Top-10 conc.
10.5%

Sub-score comparison

70
Cost
97
88
Tax efficiency
88
96
Liquidity
100
94
Concentration
99
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Tracking quality
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DFSV sub-score SPSM

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

Cost difference

SPSM is 27 bps cheaper than DFSV. On a $100,000 position that's about $270/yr more in fees for DFSV.

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 DFSV vs SPSM.

Top shared holdings

314 shared in total
# Holding In DFSV In SPSM Overlap
1 JACKSON FINANCIAL INC. 0.54% 0.49% 0.49%
2 EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.48% 0.57% 0.48%
3 LKQ CORPORATION 0.47% 0.49% 0.47%
4 SM ENERGY COMPANY 0.44% 0.46% 0.44%
5 VIASAT, INC. 0.53% 0.41% 0.41%
6 NOBLE CORPORATION PLC 0.49% 0.40% 0.40%
7 LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION 0.41% 0.39% 0.39%
8 GATES INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION PLC 0.45% 0.37% 0.37%
9 ARCOSA, INC. 0.35% 0.34% 0.34%
10 Matson Inc 0.38% 0.34% 0.34%
11 CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION 0.34% 0.36% 0.34%
12 MOHAWK INDUSTRIES, INC. 0.44% 0.33% 0.33%

Only in DFSV

713 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 7.64%
  • HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION 0.81%
  • OVINTIV INC. 0.80%
  • APA CORPORATION 0.77%
  • BORGWARNER INC. 0.76%
  • INVESCO LTD 0.74%
  • WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0.71%
  • KNIGHT-SWIFT TRANSPORTATION HOLDINGS INC. 0.71%
  • WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.67%
  • AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.65%

Only in SPSM

291 total
  • Primoris Services Corp 0.51%
  • Viavi Solutions Inc 0.50%
  • Argan Inc 0.49%
  • FormFactor Inc 0.49%
  • ESCO Technologies Inc 0.48%
  • Match Group Inc 0.47%
  • Semtech Corp 0.47%
  • Armstrong World Industries Inc 0.46%
  • Air Lease Corp 0.45%
  • DigitalOcean Holdings Inc 0.45%

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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.