CSTK vs DFAL: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Invesco Comstock Contrarian Equity ETF

CSTKBCboe

Dimensional US Large Cap Core Equity Market ETF

DFALACboe

Overlap

21.2%by weight

Expense ratio

DFAL −0.23pt a year

CSTK0.35%DFAL0.12%

Avg volume · 30D

DFAL 18.0×the volume

CSTK9.02KDFAL162K

CSTK vs DFAL Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

+1.1%CSTK+1.7%DFAL

Expense ratio: CSTK 0.35%; DFAL 0.12%, better
Fund size: CSTK $184M; DFAL $1.7B
1Y total return: CSTK +21.7%; DFAL No data
Yield (12M): CSTK 1.79%; DFAL No data
Holdings: CSTK 61; DFAL 531
Avg volume (30D): CSTK 9.02K sh; DFAL 162K sh, better
NAV per share: CSTK $33.44; DFAL $51.15
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for CSTK, DFAL, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	CSTK	DFAL
Cost30% weight	A70	A93Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B67Higher	B64
Tradability15% weight	C54	A72Higher
Holdings10% weight	A72Higher	B61
Durability5% weight	C50	B59Higher

Rank among US Active Contrarian Value funds

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Same Category. CSTK and DFAL are both graded against the same 8 US Active Contrarian Value funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Contrarian Value⁠

Category · 8 funds

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DFAL ranks 1st and CSTK 3rd of 8 funds in the US Active Contrarian Value Category.

Rank 1ADFALDimensional US Large Cap Core Equity Market ETFScore 76
Rank 2ATVALT. Rowe Price Value ETFScore 72
Rank 3BCSTKInvesco Comstock Contrarian Equity ETFScore 65
Rank 4BBKDVBNY Mellon Dynamic Value ETFScore 58

CSTK vs DFAL Holdings

How CSTK and DFAL differ

Overlap by weight

21.2%

Shared holdings make up 88.7% of CSTK and 26.8% of DFAL.

Level by level

Holdings53 in both21.2%
Sector11 Sectors73.7%
Countryby domicile97.5%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in CSTK and DFAL, widest gap first
Sector	More in CSTKMore in DFAL	CSTK	DFAL
Technology	DFAL +21.9 points	17.4%	39.3%
Health Care	CSTK +8.0 points	17.5%	9.5%
Financials	CSTK +7.1 points	19.1%	12.0%
Energy	CSTK +4.8 points	9.1%	4.3%
Industrials	CSTK +3.5 points	11.8%	8.3%
Consumer Discretionary	DFAL +2.6 points	6.3%	8.9%
Consumer Staples	CSTK +1.7 points	6.3%	4.6%
Communication	DFAL +1.3 points	7.5%	8.9%
Utilities	CSTK +1.1 points	3.1%	2.0%
Materials	DFAL +0.3 points	1.8%	2.1%
Real Estate	DFAL +0.2 points	0.0%	0.2%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in CSTK and DFAL, widest gap first
Country	More in CSTKMore in DFAL	CSTK	DFAL
United States	DFAL +1.9 points	97.4%	99.3%
United Kingdom	CSTK +1.5 points	1.6%	0.1%
Germany	CSTK +1.0 points	1.0%	0.0%
Other countries (4)	DFAL +0.5 points	0.0%	0.5%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

CSTK28.3%
DFAL34.8%

Securities held

CSTK60
DFAL530

Asset class

CSTK: Equity
DFAL: Equity

Holdings

Only in CSTK7
In both53
Only in DFAL477

Only in CSTK

7 securities, 11.3% of CSTK by weight

Elevance Health Inc2.42%
Invesco Premier US Government Money Portfolio2.11%
AstraZeneca PLC1.55%
Clorox Co/The1.53%
Becton Dickinson & Co1.41%
Domino's Pizza Inc1.27%
Sap SE0.97%

Only in DFAL

477 securities, 73.1% of DFAL by weight

Apple Inc.6.98%
NVIDIA Corp6.88%
Broadcom Inc2.30%
Alphabet Inc1.78%
Eli Lilly and Company1.69%
Tesla Inc1.63%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.42%
Berkshire Hathaway Cl-B1.34%
Advanced Micro Devices1.29%
Visa Inc1.18%
Walmart Inc.0.87%
Mastercard Inc - A0.79%
AbbVie Inc.0.69%
Procter & Gamble Co/The0.57%
Costco Wholesale Corp.0.57%
Home Depot Inc0.55%
Applied Materials Inc.0.49%
General Electric Company0.46%
Lam Research Corp0.45%
Palantir Technologies Inc0.45%
Texas Instruments Inc.0.45%
International Business Ma0.44%
Amgen Inc0.42%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.0.42%
Kla Corp0.40%
New Linde PLC0.36%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.35%
Morgan Stanley0.34%
Rtx Corp0.34%
Verizon Communications0.33%
Amphenol Corp Class A0.32%
Palo Alto Networks Inc0.31%
Thermo Fisher Scientific.0.31%
American Express Co.0.30%
Salesforce Inc0.30%
Pepsico Inc.0.30%
Analog Devices Inc.0.30%
Union Pac Corp.0.29%
Arista Networks Inc0.29%
Citigroup Inc.0.28%
General Motors0.28%
Seagate Technology Hold0.28%
Pfizer Inc.0.26%
Sandisk Corp/De0.25%
Ge Vernova Llc0.25%
Abbott Laboratories0.25%
Deere & Co.0.24%
Mcdonald's Corp.0.24%
Newmont Corp0.24%
Progressive Corp0.24%

Weight gaps

All 53 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in CSTK and DFAL, widest gap first
Holding	More in CSTKMore in DFAL	CSTK	DFAL
Wells Fargo & CoWFC	CSTK +2.60 points	2.94%	0.34%
Philip Morris International IncPM	CSTK +2.47 points	2.90%	0.43%
Chevron CorpCVX	CSTK +2.46 points	3.13%	0.67%
CVS Health CorpCVS	CSTK +2.35 points	2.50%	0.15%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	CSTK +2.31 points	2.92%	0.61%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	DFAL +2.15 points	1.33%	3.48%
Bank of America CorpBAC	CSTK +2.12 points	2.56%	0.44%
Microsoft CorpMSFT	DFAL +2.11 points	3.43%	5.54%
Johnson Controls International plcJCI	CSTK +2.10 points	2.27%	0.17%
Emerson Electric CoEMR	CSTK +2.07 points	2.24%	0.17%
State Street CorpSTT	CSTK +1.98 points	2.06%	0.08%
ConocoPhillipsCOP	CSTK +1.92 points	2.26%	0.34%
SempraSRE	CSTK +1.91 points	2.01%	0.10%
Merck & Co IncMRK	CSTK +1.86 points	2.35%	0.50%
Devon Energy CorpDVN	CSTK +1.83 points	1.93%	0.10%
International Flavors & Fragrances IncIFF	CSTK +1.81 points	1.86%	0.05%
NXP Semiconductors NVNXPI	CSTK +1.81 points	1.97%	0.16%
Eaton Corp PLCETN	CSTK +1.78 points	1.99%	0.21%
Fifth Third BancorpFITB	CSTK +1.74 points	1.83%	0.09%
Huntington Bancshares Inc/OHHBAN	CSTK +1.64 points	1.70%	0.06%
FedEx CorpFDX	CSTK +1.53 points	1.68%	0.15%
NIKE IncNKE	CSTK +1.53 points	1.58%	0.05%
American International Group IncAIG	CSTK +1.48 points	1.57%	0.09%
eBay IncEBAY	CSTK +1.43 points	1.55%	0.12%
Textron IncTXT	CSTK +1.41 points	1.41%	<0.01%
Synopsys IncSNPS	CSTK +1.40 points	1.58%	0.18%
Cognizant Technology Solutions CorpCTSH	CSTK +1.37 points	1.43%	0.06%
UnitedHealth Group IncUNH	CSTK +1.37 points	1.92%	0.55%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals IncREGN	CSTK +1.33 points	1.48%	0.15%
TransUnionTRU	CSTK +1.32 points	1.32%	<0.01%
Citizens Financial Group IncCFG	CSTK +1.31 points	1.36%	0.05%
Occidental Petroleum CorpOXY	CSTK +1.29 points	1.44%	0.15%
Zoetis IncZTS	CSTK +1.29 points	1.33%	0.04%
MetLife IncMET	CSTK +1.24 points	1.39%	0.15%
Walt Disney Co/TheDIS	CSTK +1.18 points	1.43%	0.25%
Caterpillar IncCAT	CSTK +1.17 points	1.58%	0.41%
Intel CorpINTC	CSTK +1.14 points	1.66%	0.52%
Dominion Energy IncD	CSTK +1.07 points	1.17%	0.10%
Allstate Corp/TheALL	CSTK +1.05 points	1.22%	0.17%
Alphabet IncGOOGL	CSTK +0.96 points	3.17%	2.21%
QUALCOMM IncQCOM	CSTK +0.92 points	1.24%	0.32%
Starbucks CorpSBUX	CSTK +0.92 points	1.08%	0.16%
Capital One Financial CorpCOF	CSTK +0.81 points	0.98%	0.17%
Medtronic PLCMDT	CSTK +0.77 points	0.94%	0.17%
GE HealthCare Technologies IncGEHC	CSTK +0.74 points	0.81%	0.07%
Booking Holdings IncBKNG	CSTK +0.70 points	0.85%	0.15%
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO	DFAL +0.49 points	<0.01%	0.49%
Micron Technology IncMU	DFAL +0.42 points	1.50%	1.92%
ExxonMobil Holdings CorpXOM	DFAL +0.21 points	1.03%	1.24%
Meta Platforms IncMETA	DFAL +0.15 points	1.83%	1.98%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	CSTK +0.09 points	1.01%	0.92%
M&T Bank CorpMTB	DFAL +0.06 points	<0.01%	0.06%
Fair Isaac CorpFICO	DFAL +0.02 points	<0.01%	0.02%

All 60 CSTK holdings⁠All DFAL 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.

CSTK vs DFAL Cost

Overpaying CSTK vs DFAL

$4,606

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

CSTK 0.35%
$7,126
DFAL 0.12%
$2,520

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

CSTK 0.35%
DFAL 0.12%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	CSTK	DFAL	Overpaying
10	$634	$220	$414
20	$2,454	$859	$1,595
30	$7,126	$2,520	$4,606

Expense ratio

0.35%CSTK
0.12%DFAL, cheaper

DFAL0.12%CSTK0.35%

0.12%0.85%

Middle half of US Active Contrarian Value funds
Median 0.54%

DFAL cheapest of 8 funds

CSTK 3rd cheapest of 8 funds

CSTK vs DFAL Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): CSTK 1.79%; DFAL No data
Payout (12M): CSTK $0.60; DFAL No data
Last payment: CSTK $0.12; DFAL $0.09
Ex-dividend: CSTK Sep 21, 2026; DFAL Sep 22, 2026
Paid on: CSTK Sep 25, 2026; DFAL Sep 24, 2026
Frequency: CSTK Quarterly; DFAL Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2025 to 2026, same scale for both

CSTKQuarterly · 5 paymentsAll CSTK payments⁠

DFALIrregular · 1 paymentAll DFAL payments⁠

CSTK vs DFAL Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: CSTK 10.7%since Jun 2025DFAL No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: CSTK 1.59since Jun 2025DFAL No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: CSTK −8.9%since May 2025DFAL No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: CSTK 0.73DFAL 0.90; Market = 1

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