DFLV ranks 4th and LVDS 38th of 64 funds in the US Active Value Category.
DFLV vs LVDS
42.5%by weight
DFLV −0.42pt a year
0.21%0.63%
DFLV 125.4×the volume
658K5.25K
DFLV vs LVDS Performance
+29.6%+28.1%
- DFLV 0.21%, better
- LVDS 0.63%
- DFLV $7.39B
- LVDS $117M
- DFLV +29.6%, better
- LVDS +28.1%
- DFLV 1.35%
- LVDS 6.84%, better
- DFLV 336
- LVDS 134
- DFLV 658K sh, better
- LVDS 5.25K sh
- DFLV $41.86
- LVDS $60.92
ETF.net Grade
| Pillar | DFLV | LVDS |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | A92Higher | F23 |
| Mission | A98 | |
| Risk | A72 | A83Higher |
| Tradability | A82Higher | D29 |
| Holdings | A78Higher | A71 |
| Durability | A83Higher | A71 |
Rank among US Active Value funds
Same Category. DFLV and LVDS are both graded against the same 64 US Active Value funds, so their Grades compare head to head.
Our read on each fund
DFLVA
LVDSB
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.
LVDS Human analysts plus machine pattern-hunting: JPMorgan screens large US value names through a fundamental data science process, holding roughly 130 stocks against a Russell 1000 Value yardstick, on a track record that starts in 2003.
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.
LVDS The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation. It invests primarily in large-capitalization U.S. companies with attractive valuations, using a fundamental data-science approach to assess prospects and risk.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DFLV vs LVDS Holdings
How DFLV and LVDS differ
42.5%
Shared holdings make up 63.4% of LVDS and 53.9% of DFLV.
Level by level
- Holdings42.5%
- Sector76.4%
- Country98.2%
Sector
| Sector | More in DFLVMore in LVDS | DFLV | LVDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | LVDS +12.0 points | 9.1% | 21.1% |
| Energy | DFLV +8.1 points | 14.9% | 6.8% |
| Materials | DFLV +4.4 points | 6.8% | 2.4% |
| Financials | DFLV +3.9 points | 21.7% | 17.8% |
| Utilities | LVDS +3.9 points | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Real Estate | LVDS +3.4 points | 0.4% | 3.8% |
| Communication | DFLV +3.3 points | 7.0% | 3.7% |
| Consumer Discretionary | LVDS +3.2 points | 8.4% | 11.6% |
| Industrials | DFLV +2.0 points | 12.9% | 10.9% |
| Health Care | DFLV +1.9 points | 14.0% | 12.1% |
| Consumer Staples | LVDS +1.2 points | 4.8% | 6.0% |
Country, concentration and asset class
Country
| Country | More in DFLVMore in LVDS | DFLV | LVDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | LVDS +1.6 points | 98.0% | 99.6% |
| Switzerland | DFLV +0.8 points | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| China | DFLV +0.8 points | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Other countries (3) | Same weight | 0.4% | 0.4% |
Concentration
- DFLV25.0%
- LVDS30.1%
- DFLV335
- LVDS133
Asset class
- DFLV
- Equity
- LVDS
- Equity
Holdings
- Only in DFLV249
- In both86
- Only in LVDS47
Only in DFLV
249 securities, 46.0% of DFLV by weight
- JPMorgan Chase & Co4.44%
- Pfizer Inc.0.93%
- General Motors0.89%
- Newmont Corp0.84%
- Slb Ltd0.78%
- Fedex Corp0.77%
- Te Connectivity PLC0.75%
- Target Corp.0.73%
- Allstate Corp.0.73%
- Alphabet Inc - Class A0.67%
- Republic Services Inc0.67%
- Occidental Petroleum Corp0.66%
- Freeport-Mcmoran Inc.0.65%
- Comcast Corp New Class A0.62%
- Emerson Elec Co0.62%
- Valero Energy Corp0.61%
- United Rentals Inc.0.60%
- Alphabet Inc0.57%
- Baker Hughes Co0.57%
- Crh PLC0.57%
- Nucor Corp.0.56%
- Oneok Inc0.56%
- Cummins Inc0.54%
- Ford Motor Co0.52%
- Air Products & Chemicals0.50%
- Bank of New York Mellon0.50%
- Chubb Limited0.50%
- Devon Energy Corp.0.48%
- Kroger Co.0.46%
- Ametek Inc0.45%
- Hartford Insurance Group0.42%
- Cvs Health Corp0.42%
- PayPal Holdings Inc0.41%
- U.s. Bancorp0.41%
- Paccar Inc.0.40%
- Kinder Morgan Inc.0.40%
- Agilent Technologies Inc0.39%
- Ups Inc. Class B0.38%
- Aflac Inc0.38%
- American Int'l Group0.37%
- Wabtec Corp0.37%
- T-Mobile Us Inc0.37%
- United Airlines Holdings0.36%
- Ge Healthcare Technologie0.36%
- Accenture PLC0.36%
- Kenvue Inc0.35%
- Iqvia Holdings Inc0.35%
- Garmin Ltd0.34%
- Elevance Health Inc0.33%
- Williams Cos. Inc.0.33%
Only in LVDS
47 securities, 36.6% of LVDS by weight
- Microsoft Corp Common5.77%
- Apple Inc Common Stock5.39%
- AbbVie Inc Common Stock2.10%
- Philip Morris1.76%
- Nextera Energy Inc1.12%
- Walmart Inc Common Stock1.11%
- Lowe's Cos Inc Common0.90%
- Mcdonald's Corp Common0.80%
- Ventas Inc Reit USD 0.250.80%
- 3M Co Common Stock USD0.71%
- The Coca-Cola Company0.69%
- Prologis Inc Reit USD0.69%
- Pepsico Inc Common Stock0.67%
- Mastercard Inc Common0.67%
- Xcel Energy Inc Common0.65%
- Cms Energy Corp Common0.63%
- Tjx Cos Inc/The Common0.62%
- Host Hotels & Resorts0.61%
- Entergy Corp Common Stock0.60%
- The Southern Company0.56%
- Texas Instruments Inc0.55%
- Public Service0.55%
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC0.55%
- Trane Technologies PLC0.52%
- Autozone Inc Common Stock0.52%
- JPMorgan U.s. Government0.51%
- Advanced Micro Devices0.49%
- Digital Realty Trust Inc0.49%
- Axalta Coating Systems0.48%
- Corpay Inc0.43%
- O'reilly Automotive Inc0.38%
- American Tower Corp Reit0.38%
- Ball Corp Common Stock0.35%
- Regency Centers Corp0.33%
- Transdigm Group Inc0.32%
- Seagate Technology0.31%
- Travel & Leisure Co0.30%
- Ameriprise Financial Inc0.30%
- Lear Corp Common Stock0.29%
- Expedia Group Inc Common0.27%
- Fortune Brands0.25%
- American Homes 4 Rent0.24%
- Fidelity National0.22%
- Mgic Investment Corp0.21%
- Honeywell Aerospace Inc0.20%
- Lam Research Corp Common0.20%
- Albertsons Cos Inc0.10%
Weight gaps
All 86 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.
| Holding | More in DFLVMore in LVDS | DFLV | LVDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp. | DFLV +1.67 points | 2.17% | 0.50% |
| Exxonmobil Holdings Corp | DFLV +1.50 points | 4.20% | 2.70% |
| Amazon.com Inc. | LVDS +1.32 points | 4.62% | 5.94% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | DFLV +1.00 points | 2.05% | 1.05% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | DFLV +0.96 points | 1.30% | 0.34% |
| Bank of America Corp | LVDS +0.91 points | 0.71% | 1.62% |
| Eaton Corp PLC | LVDS +0.85 points | 0.06% | 0.91% |
| Loews Corp. | LVDS +0.85 points | 0.09% | 0.94% |
| BlackRock Funding Inc/De | LVDS +0.82 points | 0.16% | 0.98% |
| Cheniere Energy Inc | LVDS +0.76 points | 0.10% | 0.86% |
| Cme Group Inc. | LVDS +0.73 points | 0.04% | 0.77% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp | LVDS +0.68 points | 0.04% | 0.72% |
| The Charles Schwab Corp. | LVDS +0.66 points | 0.10% | 0.76% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific. | DFLV +0.66 points | 1.05% | 0.39% |
| M & T Bank Corp. | LVDS +0.60 points | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| Dover Corp | LVDS +0.59 points | 0.26% | 0.85% |
| Citizens Financial Group | LVDS +0.58 points | 0.08% | 0.66% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | DFLV +0.55 points | 1.33% | 0.78% |
| Teledyne Technologies Inc | LVDS +0.53 points | 0.10% | 0.63% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | LVDS +0.52 points | 0.33% | 0.85% |
| Danaher Corp. | LVDS +0.51 points | 0.29% | 0.80% |
| AT&T Inc. | DFLV +0.50 points | 0.74% | 0.24% |
| Analog Devices Inc. | LVDS +0.50 points | 0.75% | 1.25% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | LVDS +0.49 points | 1.03% | 1.52% |
| Verizon Communications | DFLV +0.45 points | 1.09% | 0.64% |
| Abbott Laboratories | DFLV +0.44 points | 0.73% | 0.29% |
| New Linde PLC | DFLV +0.42 points | 1.33% | 0.91% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | DFLV +0.43 points | 0.62% | 0.19% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | LVDS +0.41 points | 0.30% | 0.71% |
| Pnc Financial Services Gr | LVDS +0.40 points | 0.21% | 0.61% |
| Johnson & Johnson | LVDS +0.40 points | 1.07% | 1.47% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc. | DFLV +0.39 points | 1.59% | 1.20% |
| Deere & Co. | LVDS +0.37 points | 0.83% | 1.20% |
| Merck & Company Inc | DFLV +0.35 points | 0.79% | 0.44% |
| Micron Technology Inc. | LVDS +0.35 points | 0.03% | 0.38% |
| Amcor PLC | LVDS +0.35 points | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Csx Corp | LVDS +0.34 points | 0.79% | 1.13% |
| Td Synnex Corp | LVDS +0.34 points | 0.08% | 0.42% |
| Salesforce Inc | DFLV +0.31 points | 0.75% | 0.44% |
| Intel Corp | DFLV +0.30 points | 0.63% | 0.33% |
| Travelers Companies Inc. | LVDS +0.29 points | 0.92% | 1.21% |
| Citigroup Inc. | LVDS +0.29 points | 0.42% | 0.71% |
| SS&C Technologies | LVDS +0.28 points | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| Morgan Stanley | LVDS +0.27 points | 0.93% | 1.20% |
| Take-Two Interactive Soft | LVDS +0.27 points | <0.01% | 0.27% |
| Rtx Corp | LVDS +0.26 points | 1.10% | 1.36% |
| Nxp Semiconductors NV | DFLV +0.25 points | 0.66% | 0.41% |
| Ally Financial Inc | LVDS +0.25 points | <0.01% | 0.26% |
| International Business Ma | DFLV +0.25 points | 0.48% | 0.23% |
| Medtronic PLC | LVDS +0.24 points | 0.48% | 0.72% |
| Mondelez Intl | LVDS +0.23 points | 0.56% | 0.79% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | LVDS +0.22 points | 0.76% | 0.98% |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings | LVDS +0.21 points | 0.04% | 0.25% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Cl-B | DFLV +0.21 points | 2.02% | 1.81% |
| Honeywell International I | LVDS +0.19 points | 0.09% | 0.28% |
| Tyson Foods Inc. Class A | LVDS +0.20 points | 0.06% | 0.26% |
| Performance Food Group Co | LVDS +0.19 points | 0.06% | 0.25% |
| Conocophillips | LVDS +0.19 points | 1.12% | 1.31% |
| State Street Corp. | LVDS +0.17 points | 0.35% | 0.52% |
| Phillips 66 | LVDS +0.18 points | 0.72% | 0.90% |
| General Dynamics Corp. | LVDS +0.16 points | 0.50% | 0.66% |
| Humana Incorporated | LVDS +0.16 points | 0.32% | 0.48% |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | LVDS +0.15 points | 0.13% | 0.28% |
| Cbre Group Inc | LVDS +0.15 points | 0.39% | 0.54% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | LVDS +0.16 points | 0.39% | 0.55% |
| Cognizant Tech Solutions | LVDS +0.15 points | 0.29% | 0.44% |
| Nike Inc. Class B | DFLV +0.15 points | 0.33% | 0.18% |
| Carnival Corp Ltd | DFLV +0.15 points | 0.35% | 0.20% |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd | LVDS +0.14 points | 0.34% | 0.47% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | DFLV +0.14 points | 0.58% | 0.44% |
| Capital One Financial | LVDS +0.14 points | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| Dupont De Nemours Inc | LVDS +0.13 points | 0.08% | 0.20% |
| Steel Dynamics Inc | LVDS +0.12 points | 0.38% | 0.50% |
| Qnity Electronics Inc | LVDS +0.12 points | 0.14% | 0.26% |
| Lennar Corp. | LVDS +0.11 points | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Cigna Group/The | DFLV +0.10 points | 0.69% | 0.59% |
| Quest Diagnostics Inc. | LVDS +0.08 points | 0.31% | 0.39% |
| Hewlett-Packard Enterpris | DFLV +0.07 points | 0.90% | 0.83% |
| Metlife Inc. | DFLV +0.07 points | 0.64% | 0.57% |
| Church & Dwight Co | LVDS +0.08 points | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. | LVDS +0.07 points | 0.88% | 0.95% |
| Roper Technologies Inc | LVDS +0.06 points | 0.11% | 0.17% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc | DFLV +0.05 points | 0.48% | 0.43% |
| Cisco Systems Inc. | LVDS +0.05 points | 0.21% | 0.26% |
| Vulcan Materials Co. | LVDS +0.04 points | 0.40% | 0.44% |
| Eog Resources Inc. | LVDS +0.01 points | 0.93% | 0.94% |
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 LVDS Cost
Overpaying LVDS vs DFLV
$8,002
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DFLV 0.21%
$4,357
LVDS 0.63%
$12,359
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DFLV | LVDS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $383 | $1,128 | $745 |
| 20 | $1,491 | $4,311 | $2,820 |
| 30 | $4,357 | $12,359 | $8,002 |
- 0.21%DFLV, cheaper
- 0.63%LVDS
- Middle half of US Active Value funds
- Median 0.55%
DFLV 6th cheapest of 64 funds
LVDS 49th cheapest of 64 funds
DFLV vs LVDS Dividends
- DFLV 1.35%
- LVDS 6.84%, better
- DFLV $0.57
- LVDS $4.17
- DFLV $0.16
- LVDS $0.20
- DFLV Sep 22, 2026
- LVDS Sep 22, 2026
- DFLV Sep 24, 2026
- LVDS Sep 24, 2026
- DFLV Quarterly
- LVDS Quarterly
Distribution history
DFLV vs LVDS Risk
Fall from peak · 5 years
Risk facts
- Volatility
- DFLV 12.3%LVDS 10.8%
- Return per unit of risk
- DFLV 1.38LVDS 1.82
- Worst fall
- DFLV −16.8%LVDS −6.6%
- Market sensitivity
- DFLV 0.80LVDS 0.66
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