U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares
$38.17+0.19 (+0.50%)
- 0.33%
- $26.8B
- +26.2%
- 1.43%
- 1M sh
- $37.92
- low $30.32high $40.95
The ETF.net DFSV Grade
A
Score 78 out of 100
- 3 of 41
Score 78 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.A84 out of 100Rank 7 of 41Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B63 out of 100Rank 9 of 10Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B58 out of 100Rank 16 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A87 out of 100Rank 5 of 41Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 9 of 41Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 41
Our read on DFSV
ASmall-cap value, spread wide: roughly a thousand of the market's cheaper small companies, measured against the Russell 2000 Value Index. A deeper bench than most rivals carry, at a higher price than the plain index funds beside it.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Roughly 1,000 holdings spread the small-value bet across the whole opportunity set instead of a handful of names.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so getting a position on or off is rarely the hard part.
- Portfolio construction is the strong suit here: broad, diversified small-cap value exposure, with distributions paid quarterly.
- The mandate is plainly stated: long-term capital appreciation from US stocks, no side quests.
Worth knowing
- At 0.30% a year it costs more than the typical US value ETF (median 0.18%), and VTWV runs against the same Russell 2000 Value benchmark for 0.06%.
- Small-cap value is a bumpier corner than the large-cap value funds anchoring this group (VTV, SCHV), and the ride shows it.
- Launched in 2022, so its live record is short next to the value funds it sits beside.
DFSV Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,065
- 8%
- DINO
Sectors
- Financials27.6%
- Industrials15.9%
- Consumer Discretionary14.6%
- Energy12.6%
- Technology7.5%
- Health Care7.1%
- Consumer Staples5.8%
- Materials4.7%
- Communication2.8%
- Real Estate0.8%
- Utilities0.6%
Geography
- United States93.79%
- Bermuda3.55%
- Switzerland0.66%
- Ireland0.54%
- Monaco0.50%
- Puerto Rico0.32%
- Panama0.20%
- United Kingdom0.20%
- 0.23%
DFSV Performance
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DFSV$12,620
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 | DFSV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.7% |
| 1 month | −4.1% |
| 3 months | −1.7% |
| 1 year | +26.2% |
| 3 years | +17.1% |
| 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 | DFSV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.7% | |
| 2025 | +8.6% | |
| 2024 | +7.1% | |
| 2023 | +19.2% | |
| 2022 | +0.6% |
DFSV in the news
DFSV Dividends
- 1.43%
- $0.54
- $0.15 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DFSV Risk
- 18.7%
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.
- 0.63
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.
- −28.0%
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.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFSV Cost
0.33%
DFSV0.33%
- The middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.55%
6 of the 39 US Active Small-Cap funds charge less.
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- AFESMFidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +28.6%
- ADUSGU.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio: ETF Class SharesExpense ratio 0.33%1 year return —
- ARESMColumbia Research Enhanced Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return —
- BJSMLJanus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +21.2%