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ACVU vs DFLV

Hartford Quality Value ETF

ACVUBCboe

Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF

DFLVANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

DFLV −0.24pt a year

ACVU0.45%DFLV0.21%

Avg volume · 30D

DFLV 77.3×the volume

ACVU8.52KDFLV658K

3Y return · a year

DFLV +3.6pt

ACVU+18.2%DFLV+21.8%

ACVU vs DFLV Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+23.9%ACVU+29.6%DFLV

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. ACVU +23.9%. DFLV +29.6%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%10%15%20%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
ACVU 0.45%
DFLV 0.21%, better
Fund size
ACVU $279M
DFLV $7.39B
1Y total return
ACVU +23.9%
DFLV +29.6%, better
Yield (12M)
ACVU 1.66%, better
DFLV 1.35%
Holdings
ACVU 108
DFLV 336
Avg volume (30D)
ACVU 8.52K sh
DFLV 658K sh, better
NAV per share
ACVU $32.59
DFLV $41.86
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ACVU: Cost 64, Risk 67, Mission 98, Tradability 46, Holdings 53, Durability 56. DFLV: Cost 92, Risk 72, Mission not scored, Tradability 82, Holdings 78, Durability 83.
Pillar letters and Scores for ACVU, DFLV, with each pillar’s weight
PillarACVUDFLV
Cost30% weightB64A92Higher
Mission25% weightA98Not scored
Risk15% weightB67A72Higher
Tradability15% weightC46A82Higher
Holdings10% weightC53A78Higher
Durability5% weightB56A83Higher

Rank among US Active Value funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ACVU and DFLV are both graded against the same 64 US Active Value funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Value⁠

Category · 64 funds
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DFLV ranks 4th and ACVU 23rd of 64 funds in the US Active Value Category.

  1. Rank 1AAVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETFScore 86
  2. Rank 2ASEIVSEI QiM U.S. Large Cap Value Active ETFScore 85
  3. Rank 2AWTVWisdomTree U.S. Value FundScore 85
  4. Rank 4ADFLVDimensional US Large Cap Value ETFScore 83
  5. Rank 5AAVMVAvantis U.S. Mid Cap Value ETFScore 79
  6. Rank 22BTEQIT. Rowe Price Equity Income ETFScore 61
  7. Rank 23BACVUHartford Quality Value ETFScore 59
  8. Rank 24BASLVAllspring Special Large Value ETFScore 58

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ACVUBHartford Quality Value ETF

DFLVADimensional US Large Cap Value ETF

In short

ACVU No data

DFLV Dimensional'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

ACVU No data

DFLV 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

ACVU No data

  • DFLV 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

ACVU No data

  • DFLV 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.

Full ACVU profile⁠

Full DFLV profile⁠

ACVU vs DFLV Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ACVU vs DFLV Cost

Overpaying ACVU vs DFLV

$4,684

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

  • ACVU 0.45%

    $9,041

  • DFLV 0.21%

    $4,357

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ACVU 0.45%
  • DFLV 0.21%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530ACVU $9,041DFLV $4,357

Year by year

YearACVUDFLVOverpaying
10$812$383$429
20$3,128$1,491$1,637
30$9,041$4,357$4,684

Expense ratio

  • 0.45%ACVU
  • 0.21%DFLV, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Value funds
  • Median 0.55%

DFLV 6th cheapest of 64 funds

ACVU 23rd cheapest of 64 funds

ACVU vs DFLV Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
ACVU 1.66%, better
DFLV 1.35%
Payout (12M)
ACVU $0.54
DFLV $0.57
Last payment
ACVU $0.54
DFLV $0.16
Ex-dividend
ACVU Dec 23, 2025
DFLV Sep 22, 2026
Paid on
ACVU Dec 26, 2025
DFLV Sep 24, 2026
Frequency
ACVU Annual
DFLV Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ACVUAnnual · 9 paymentsAll ACVU payments⁠
One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 27, 2017 $0.29; Dec 27, 2018 $0.09; Dec 27, 2019 $0.61; Dec 29, 2021 $0.47; Dec 28, 2022 $0.42; Jun 28, 2023 $0.05; Dec 22, 2023 $0.66; Dec 23, 2024 $0.95; Dec 23, 2025 $0.54. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
DFLVQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll DFLV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 16 payments from 2017 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.$0$12017202020232026YTD

ACVU vs DFLV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ACVU 11.5%, betterDFLV 12.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ACVU 1.19DFLV 1.38, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ACVU −13.1%since Oct 2023DFLV −16.8%since Dec 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ACVU 0.72DFLV 0.80

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