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Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF

DFLVNYSE ArcaDimensionalA

$41.89+0.08 (+0.19%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 41.81 to 41.89. Range 41.89 to 42.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.42.0042.1042.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.21%
Fund size
$7.39B
1Y total return
+29.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.35%
Holdings
336
Avg volume · 30D
658K sh
52W range
low $32.16high $42.35
Launched

The ETF.net DFLV Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 84 out of 100

Rank
4 of 66
Six-pillar profile for DFLV. Scores out of 100: Cost 92, Risk 76, Mission not scored, Tradability 83, Holdings 78, Durability 83. Strongest: Cost (92). Weakest: Risk (76). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 84 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 100
    Rank 6 of 66
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 65
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 66
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 66
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 66

Our read on DFLV

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
336
Top-10 weight
25%
Largest holding
AMZN4.7%

Sectors

  • Financials21.7%
  • Energy14.9%
  • Health Care14.0%
  • Industrials12.9%
  • Technology9.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary8.4%
  • Communication7.0%
  • Materials6.8%
  • Consumer Staples4.8%
  • Real Estate0.4%
  • Utilities0.0%

Geography

  • United States97.99%
  • Switzerland0.84%
  • China0.78%
  • United Kingdom0.19%
  • Ireland0.13%
  • Mexico0.07%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 23.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AMZNAmazon.com Inc.4.66%1,418,447$346M738
2JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co4.50%972,591$334M487
3XOMExxonmobil Holdings Corp4.09%1,656,577$304M525
4CVXChevron Corp.2.12%680,098$157M496
5METAMeta Platforms Inc2.07%245,840$154M708
6BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway Cl-B2.00%274,397$149M374
7UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc.1.60%288,668$119M494
8GSGoldman Sachs Group Inc.1.34%107,202$99.5M396
9PGProcter & Gamble Co/The1.31%607,561$97.6M441
10LINNew Linde PLC1.29%190,650$95.9M343
11RTXRtx Corp1.09%406,397$81M409
12COPConocophillips1.09%538,005$80.7M444
13JNJJohnson & Johnson1.07%289,765$79.7M524
14TMOThermo Fisher Scientific.1.07%111,561$79.1M386
15VZVerizon Communications1.06%1,796,110$78.4M437

Showing 1–15 of 336 holdings

DFLV Performance

Launched Dec 6, 2022

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
DFLV$12,933
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. DFLV $12,933. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for DFLV. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDFLV
Year to date+23.6%
1 month+4.1%
3 months+3.2%
1 year+29.3%
3 yearsper year+22.7%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DFLV
YearReturn barDFLV
2026 YTD+23.6%
2025+15.9%
2024+12.9%
2023+12.3%
2022−0.7%

History from Dec 7, 2022

DFLV in the news

DFLV Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.35%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.57Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.16 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2022 $0.03; Mar 21, 2023 $0.08; Jun 21, 2023 $0.10; Sep 19, 2023 $0.12; Dec 19, 2023 $0.16; Mar 19, 2024 $0.09; Jun 18, 2024 $0.12; Sep 17, 2024 $0.13; Dec 17, 2024 $0.15; Mar 25, 2025 $0.13; Jun 24, 2025 $0.14; Sep 23, 2025 $0.15; Dec 16, 2025 $0.13; Mar 24, 2026 $0.13; Jun 23, 2026 $0.14; Sep 22, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 22, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.16
Jun 23, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.14
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.13
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.13
Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.15
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.14
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.13
Dec 17, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.15
Sep 17, 2024Sep 19, 2024$0.13
Jun 18, 2024Jun 20, 2024$0.12
Mar 19, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.09
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.16

See all 16 payments⁠

$10,000 in DFLV 3 years ago paid $663 in dividends.⁠

DFLV Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.38
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−16.8%
46 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.80
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

DFLV Cost

Overpaying vs WTV, cheapest in US Active Value

$1,837

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DFLV 0.21%

    $4,357

  • WTV 0.12% Cheapest

    $2,520

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DFLV 0.21%
  • WTV 0.12%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530DFLV $4,357WTV $2,520

Year by year

YearDFLVWTVOverpaying
10$383$220$163
20$1,491$859$632
30$4,357$2,520$1,837

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