DFLV ranks 4th and ESLV 17th of 64 funds in the US Active Value Category.
DFLV vs ESLV
DFLV −0.18pt a year
0.21%0.39%
DFLV 129.3×the volume
650K5.03K
DFLV vs ESLV Performance
+29.1%+20.5%
- DFLV 0.21%, better
- ESLV 0.39%
- DFLV $7.26B
- ESLV $19M
- DFLV +29.1%, better
- ESLV +20.5%
- DFLV 1.35%
- ESLV
- DFLV 336
- ESLV 124
- DFLV 650K sh, better
- ESLV 5.03K sh
- DFLV $40.99
- ESLV $28.78
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | DFLV | ESLV |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A92Higher | A73 |
| Mission | A84 | |
| Risk | B67 | A78Higher |
| Tradability | A83Higher | D33 |
| Holdings | A78Higher | A70 |
| Durability | A83Higher | D31 |
Rank among US Active Value funds
Same Category. DFLV and ESLV are both graded against the same 64 US Active Value funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
DFLVA
ESLVB
In short
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.
ESLV Faith-based investing usually means a big detour from the benchmark. Eventide screens US large-cap value names on ethics, then rebuilds the book to hug the Bloomberg U.S. 1000 Value index.
Stated mandate
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.
ESLV The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It actively manages a long-only portfolio focused primarily on U.S. large-capitalization companies with value characteristics, applies values-based screening, and seeks to limit tracking error to the Bloomberg U.S. 1000 Value Total Return Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DFLV vs ESLV 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.
DFLV vs ESLV Cost
Overpaying ESLV vs DFLV
$3,541
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DFLV 0.21%
$4,357
ESLV 0.39%
$7,898
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DFLV | ESLV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $383 | $705 | $322 |
| 20 | $1,491 | $2,725 | $1,234 |
| 30 | $4,357 | $7,898 | $3,541 |
- 0.21%DFLV, cheaper
- 0.39%ESLV
- Middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
DFLV 6th cheapest of 64 funds
ESLV 18th cheapest of 64 funds
DFLV vs ESLV Dividends
- DFLV 1.35%
- ESLV
- DFLV $0.57
- ESLV
- DFLV $0.16
- ESLV $0.09
- DFLV Sep 22, 2026
- ESLV Sep 29, 2026
- DFLV Sep 24, 2026
- ESLV Sep 30, 2026
- DFLV Quarterly
- ESLV Quarterly
Distribution history
DFLV vs ESLV Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- DFLV 12.3%ESLV 11.9%
- Return per unit of risk
- DFLV 1.38ESLV 1.14
- Worst fall
- DFLV −16.8%ESLV −5.9%
- Market sensitivity
- DFLV 0.78ESLV 0.30
Popular comparisons
- 0.21% · 0.15%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
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- 0.21% · 0.12%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.39% · 0.12%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.21% · 0.15%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.39% · 0.15%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.