DFLV ranks 4th and FBCV 31st of 64 funds in the US Active Value Category.
DFLV vs FBCV
DFLV −0.36pt a year
0.21%0.57%
DFLV 40.7×the volume
658K16.2K
DFLV +2.7pt
+22.7%+20.0%
DFLV vs FBCV Performance
+29.3%+29.6%
- DFLV 0.21%, better
- FBCV 0.57%
- DFLV $7.39B
- FBCV $184M
- DFLV +29.3%
- FBCV +29.6%, better
- DFLV 1.35%
- FBCV 2.30%, better
- DFLV 336
- FBCV 114
- DFLV 658K sh, better
- FBCV 16.2K sh
- DFLV $41.80
- FBCV $43.70
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | DFLV | FBCV |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A92Higher | C41 |
| Mission | ||
| Risk | A76Higher | A75 |
| Tradability | A83Higher | C44 |
| Holdings | A78Higher | B61 |
| Durability | A83Higher | B69 |
Rank among US Active Value funds
Same Category. DFLV and FBCV are both graded against the same 64 US Active Value funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
DFLVA
FBCVC
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.
FBCV A stock-picker's value fund, not a screen. Fidelity's managers run a concentrated book of large caps they judge to be trading well below what the businesses are worth, in an aisle crowded with cheap rules-based rivals.
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.
FBCV The fund seeks capital appreciation through a concentrated, large-cap value strategy focused on companies trading meaningfully below estimated intrinsic value and offering a margin of safety.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DFLV vs FBCV 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 FBCV Cost
Overpaying FBCV vs DFLV
$6,914
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DFLV 0.21%
$4,357
FBCV 0.57%
$11,271
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DFLV | FBCV | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $383 | $1,023 | $640 |
| 20 | $1,491 | $3,921 | $2,430 |
| 30 | $4,357 | $11,271 | $6,914 |
- 0.21%DFLV, cheaper
- 0.57%FBCV
- Middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.54%
DFLV 6th cheapest of 64 funds
FBCV 41st cheapest of 64 funds
DFLV vs FBCV Dividends
- DFLV 1.35%
- FBCV 2.30%, better
- DFLV $0.57
- FBCV $1.01
- DFLV $0.16
- FBCV $0.12
- DFLV Sep 22, 2026
- FBCV Sep 18, 2026
- DFLV Sep 24, 2026
- FBCV Sep 22, 2026
- DFLV Quarterly
- FBCV Quarterly
Distribution history
DFLV vs FBCV Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- DFLV 12.3%FBCV 11.1%, better
- Return per unit of risk
- DFLV 1.38, betterFBCV 1.30
- Worst fall
- DFLV −16.8%FBCV −15.5%
- Market sensitivity
- DFLV 0.80FBCV 0.61
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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- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
- 0.57% · 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.
- 0.57% · 0.15%
- Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.