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ALIL vs DFSV

Argent Focused Small Cap ETF

ALILDNasdaq

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares

DFSVANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

DFSV −0.44pt a year

ALIL0.74%DFSV0.30%

Avg volume · 30D

DFSV 389.1×the volume

ALIL2.4KDFSV932K

ALIL vs DFSV Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+3.2%ALIL+27.2%DFSV

Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. ALIL +3.2%. DFSV +27.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.10%20%Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
ALIL 0.74%
DFSV 0.30%, better
Fund size
ALIL $21M
DFSV $27.1B
1Y total return
ALIL +3.2%
DFSV +27.2%, better
Yield (12M)
ALIL No data
DFSV 1.38%
Holdings
ALIL 45
DFSV 1053
Avg volume (30D)
ALIL 2.4K sh
DFSV 932K sh, better
NAV per share
ALIL $28.65
DFSV $38.40
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ALIL: Cost 29, Risk 20, Mission 65, Tradability 17, Holdings 34, Durability 40. DFSV: Cost 91, Risk 61, Mission 62, Tradability 85, Holdings 80, Durability 97.
Pillar letters and Scores for ALIL, DFSV, with each pillar’s weight
PillarALILDFSV
Cost30% weightD29A91Higher
Mission25% weightB65HigherB62
Risk15% weightF20B61Higher
Tradability15% weightF17A85Higher
Holdings10% weightD34A80Higher
Durability5% weightC40A97Higher

Rank among US Active Small-Cap funds

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

Same Category. ALIL and DFSV are both graded against the same 39 US Active Small-Cap funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Small-Cap⁠

Category · 39 funds
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DFSV ranks 3rd and ALIL 33rd of 39 funds in the US Active Small-Cap Category.

  1. Rank 1AAVSCAvantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETFScore 88
  2. Rank 2AFESMFidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETFScore 86
  3. Rank 3ADFSVU.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class SharesScore 82
  4. Rank 4ADUSGU.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio: ETF Class SharesScore 76
  5. Rank 32DSSCPSMART Small Cap ETFScore 27
  6. Rank 33DALILArgent Focused Small Cap ETFScore 26
  7. Rank 34FMMSCFirst Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETFScore 25

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ALILDArgent Focused Small Cap ETF

DFSVAU.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares

In short

ALIL A boutique stock-picker's answer to small caps: one active manager hunting durable, high-quality small companies, launched in 2025. Most of this aisle is cheap rules-based machinery. This is a human making calls, and the fee reflects it.

DFSV Small-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.

Stated mandate

ALIL The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of equity securities issued by small-capitalization companies considered high-quality, enduring businesses.

DFSV The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • ALIL Real stock-picking, not a factor screen: an actively managed portfolio of small-cap companies the manager judges to be high-quality, enduring businesses.
  • What's in the fund matches what's on the tin. The portfolio lines up closely with the quality small-cap mandate in its own filings.
  • Plain plumbing: a standard 1940 Act ETF that owns stocks. No leverage, no options overlay, no swap counterparties to think about.
  • DFSV 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

  • ALIL Costs 0.74% a year. The category's most established names run far cheaper: AVUV and AVSC at 0.25%, DUHP at 0.20%.
  • Launched in 2025, so there's no long record yet to judge the manager's picks across a full small-cap cycle.
  • A small fund that trades lightly, so spreads can run wider than the household names in small-cap land.
  • DFSV 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.

Full ALIL profile⁠

Full DFSV profile⁠

ALIL vs DFSV 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.

ALIL vs DFSV Cost

Overpaying ALIL vs DFSV

$8,158

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

  • ALIL 0.74%

    $14,307

  • DFSV 0.30%

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ALIL 0.74%
  • DFSV 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530ALIL $14,307DFSV $6,149

Year by year

YearALILDFSVOverpaying
10$1,319$545$774
20$5,015$2,113$2,902
30$14,307$6,149$8,158

Expense ratio

  • 0.74%ALIL
  • 0.30%DFSV, cheaper
  • Middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
  • Median 0.55%

DFSV 4th cheapest of 39 funds

ALIL 28th cheapest of 39 funds

ALIL vs DFSV Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
ALIL No data
DFSV 1.38%
Payout (12M)
ALIL No data
DFSV $0.54
Last payment
ALIL $0.07
DFSV $0.15
Ex-dividend
ALIL Dec 23, 2025
DFSV Sep 22, 2026
Paid on
ALIL Dec 24, 2025
DFSV Sep 24, 2026
Frequency
ALIL Irregular
DFSV Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

ALILIrregular · 1 paymentAll ALIL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2025 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.1020232026YTD
DFSVQuarterly · 19 paymentsAll DFSV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2022 $0.0038; Jun 22, 2022 $0.04; Sep 20, 2022 $0.07; Dec 20, 2022 $0.10; Mar 21, 2023 $0.06; Jun 21, 2023 $0.10; Sep 19, 2023 $0.10; Dec 19, 2023 $0.11; Mar 19, 2024 $0.05; Jun 18, 2024 $0.11; Sep 17, 2024 $0.10; Dec 17, 2024 $0.14; Mar 25, 2025 $0.08; Jun 24, 2025 $0.14; Sep 23, 2025 $0.14; Dec 16, 2025 $0.14; Mar 24, 2026 $0.12; Jun 23, 2026 $0.13; Sep 22, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.1020232026YTD

ALIL vs DFSV Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ALIL 15.1%since May 2025DFSV 18.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ALIL 0.23since May 2025DFSV 0.84
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ALIL −14.8%since Apr 2025DFSV −28.0%since Feb 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ALIL 0.60DFSV 1.03

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