

BrandywineGLOBAL-Dynamic US Large Cap Value ETF
$15.50+0.02 (+0.12%)
- 0.49%
- $61M
- +16.2%
- 5.22%
- 0M sh
- $15.51
- low $14.05high $16.83
The ETF.net DVAL Grade
Score 53 out of 100
- 30 of 66
Score 53 of 100 falls in the C 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.B59 out of 100Rank 26 of 66Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.B68 out of 100Rank 20 of 27Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 33 of 63Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D35 out of 100Rank 51 of 66Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 31 of 66Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B59 out of 100Rank 28 of 66
Our read on DVAL
CActive value with a long paper trail: Brandywine Global's quant model hunts US large caps trading cheap against the Russell 1000 Value Index, inside a fund whose live record dates to 2006.
The actively managed fund seeks exposure to U.S. large-capitalization companies that appear attractively valued relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index and rank highly under the manager’s quantitative model.
Why people hold it
- Not an index in disguise. Roughly 110 stocks chosen by a quantitative model that ranks names against the Russell 1000 Value Index instead of copying it.
- 0.49% a year undercuts the typical actively managed US value ETF in its peer group, so the manager's edge starts from a lower hurdle.
- A 2006 start date means real money, real markets, not a backtest. Among active US value ETFs, it grades in the upper half of its peer group.
Worth knowing
- Systematic value at index prices exists: AVLV runs 0.15% and WTV 0.12%. The extra fee here buys an active model, not cheaper beta.
- Thinly traded and small by ETF standards, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads than the household-name value funds.
- Payouts land annually or semiannually, so this is not built around a steady income drip.
DVAL Holdings
- Stocks
- 100
- 34%
- CSCO
Sectors
- Financials29.3%
- Technology13.8%
- Industrials12.1%
- Health Care12.1%
- Consumer Discretionary10.4%
- Communication8.6%
- Energy5.9%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Materials2.8%
- Utilities0.7%
Geography
- United States96.69%
- Bermuda2.31%
- Brazil1.00%
DVAL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | DVAL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.4% |
| 1 month | −2.6% |
| 3 months | +0.7% |
| 1 year | +16.2% |
| 3 years | +13.7% |
| 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 | DVAL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.4% | |
| 2025 | +8.7% | |
| 2024 | +12.8% | |
| 2023 | +8.8% | |
| 2022 | +1.6% |
DVAL in the news
DVAL Dividends
- 5.22%
- $0.81
- $0.52 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
DVAL Risk
- 12.0%
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.
- 0.70
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.
- −18.2%
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.
- 0.69
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DVAL Cost
- The middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
25 of the 66 US Active Value funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Value
- BLVDSJPMorgan Fundamental Data Science Large Value ETFExpense ratio 0.51%1 year return +28.6%
- CFBCVFidelity Blue Chip Value ETFExpense ratio 0.57%1 year return +29.7%
- CTMVEThrivent ETF Trust - Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return —
- CGVLEGoldman Sachs Value Opportunities ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return —
- CBUSABrandes U.S. Value ETFExpense ratio 0.60%1 year return +20.3%




