Dimensional - US Large Cap Value ETF
$41.05−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.21%
- $7.1B
- +29.9%
- 1.38%
- 0.7M sh
- $40.87
- low $32.15high $42.35
The ETF.net DFLV Grade
A
Score 82 out of 100
- 4 of 66
Score 82 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A92 out of 100Rank 6 of 66Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B69 out of 100Rank 11 of 63Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A80 out of 100Rank 8 of 66Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A77 out of 100Rank 12 of 66Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A82 out of 100Rank 7 of 66
Our read on DFLV
ADimensional's value playbook in an ETF wrapper: large-cap value that also screens for profitability, spread across roughly 300 names, run by research rather than an index. Active by design, index-fund cheap in practice.
The ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. Its investment approach combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading, emphasizing long-term expected-return drivers and broad diversification.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.21% a year, well under half the 0.55% median for US value funds in its peer group. Active management without the active price tag.
- Cheap alone doesn't get you in. The portfolio screens on value and profitability together, a filter aimed at cut-rate stocks that actually earn money.
- No index to shadow. Dimensional can trade on its own schedule and spreads the money across about 300 large-cap names instead of a handful of bets.
- Sits in the top tier of the US value funds we grade, and it is a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so getting in and out is rarely the hard part.
Worth knowing
- Not the cheapest seat in the room: AVLV and SEIV run 0.15%, WTV 0.12%. You're paying a bit more for Dimensional's process.
- Being benchmark-free cuts both ways. With no index to measure against, there is no tracking-error scoreboard, and outcomes ride on the manager's judgment.
- Launched in December 2022, so the ETF's own record is short, and a value tilt behaves differently from the broad market. It pays quarterly.
DFLV Holdings
- Stocks
- 337
- 26%
- AMZN
Sectors
- Financials21.2%
- Health Care14.7%
- Energy14.5%
- Industrials12.6%
- Technology10.7%
- Consumer Discretionary8.1%
- Materials6.8%
- Communication6.4%
- Consumer Staples4.7%
- Real Estate0.4%
- Utilities0.0%
Geography
- United States94.28%
- Ireland2.19%
- United Kingdom1.59%
- Switzerland0.95%
- Netherlands0.63%
- Bermuda0.36%
DFLV Performance
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DFLV$12,994
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DFLV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.4% |
| 1 month | −1.2% |
| 3 months | +3.0% |
| 1 year | +29.9% |
| 3 years | +20.9% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DFLV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.4% | |
| 2025 | +15.9% | |
| 2024 | +12.9% | |
| 2023 | +12.3% | |
| 2022 | −0.7% |
DFLV in the news
DFLV Dividends
- 1.38%
- $0.57
- $0.16 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DFLV Risk
- 12.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.12
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −16.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.80
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFLV Cost
0.21%
DFLV0.21%
- The middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
5 of the 66 US Active Value funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Value
- AAVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +34.0%
- AWTVWisdomTree U.S. Value FundExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return +21.5%
- AAVMVAvantis U.S. Mid Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +19.2%
- AAVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +27.7%
- AQVALAlpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +36.8%