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AVLV DFAL \n Expense ratio 0.15% 0.12% \n Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFAL as of Jul 31, 2026 $22.4bn $1.5bn \n Total return, 1 year +29.6% not published \n What it tracks No index, actively managed not published \n Holdings in common 1% \n Holdings in common use","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, AVLV against DFAL, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/avlv-vs-dfal","a":{"ticker":"AVLV","name":"Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF","issuer":"Avantis","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"AVLV is actively managed and returned +29.6% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/avlv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+29.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.15%","as_of":"2025-12-29","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"298","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 8, 2026","value":"$0.2316","as_of":"2026-09-08","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$22.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"DFAL","name":"Dimensional US Large Cap Core Equity Market ETF","issuer":"Dimensional","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"DFAL returned +5.6% since it first traded on Jun 23, 2026.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dfal","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, since launch, Jun 23, 2026","value":"+5.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.12%","as_of":"2026-05-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, May 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"545","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22120.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Last payment, ex-date Sep 22, 2026","value":"$0.088","as_of":"2026-09-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.5bn","as_of":"2026-07-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":1,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/avlv-vs-dfal"}