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AVLV vs DFSU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVLV returned +29.6% to DFSU's +11.4%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $22.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF, and $2.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF.

AVLV on its own →DFSU on its own →
At a glance
+29.6%
AVLV total return, 1 year
+11.4%
DFSU total return, 1 year
0.15%
AVLV expense ratio
0.15%
DFSU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 18.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AVLV vs DFSU: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAVLVDFSU
Return
Total return, 1 year+29.6%+11.4%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFSU as of Jul 31, 2026$22.4bn$2.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund26.8%32.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, AVLV and DFSU hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVLV DFSU
CHUBB LTD COMMON STOCK 0.70% 0.20%
PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK 0.53% 0.20%
LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK 0.34% 0.17%
ULTA BEAUTY INC COMMON STOCK 0.48% 0.10%
PHILLIPS 66 COMMON STOCK 0.39% 0.10%
SANDISK CORP COMMON STOCK 0.13% 0.07%
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON STOCK 0.17% 0.07%
LITHIA MOTORS INC COMMON STOCK 0.10% 0.06%
PRIMERICA INC COMMON STOCK 0.20% 0.06%
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP COMMON STOCK 0.13% 0.06%
HF SINCLAIR CORP COMMON STOCK 0.26% 0.04%
FLEX LTD COMMON STOCK 0.22% 0.04%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AVLV
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON STOCK USD.00000625 3.48%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK USD.1 2.96%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON STOCK USD.01 2.92%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A COMMON STOCK USD.000006 2.91%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK USD.00001 2.85%
JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 2.66%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP COMMON STOCK 2.56%
ELI LILLY + CO COMMON STOCK 2.51%
Only in DFSU
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.46%
APPLE INC. 6.31%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.32%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.14%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.09%
ALPHABET INC. 2.40%
BROADCOM INC. 2.27%
ALPHABET INC. 1.96%
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Side by side

AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF DFSU Dimensional US Sustainability Core 1 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Avantis Dimensional
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +29.6% +11.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +27.5% (IWD) +13.3% (IWV)
Gap to its benchmark +2.1 pts vs IWD −1.9 pts vs IWV
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 84.3% 81.1%
Holdings 298 1940
Net assets, AVLV as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFSU as of Jul 31, 2026 $22.4bn $2.3bn

AVLV and DFSU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-18FEBC8F4B

AVLV and DFSU do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
  2. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AVLV returned +29.6% and DFSU +11.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 18.2 points.
  3. Number of holdings. AVLV holds 298 positions and DFSU holds 1940.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
AVLV

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.6% with distributions reinvested, against +27.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value.

AVLV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 298 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

DFSU

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +11.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

DFSU is actively managed and tracks no index. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,940 positions, with the top ten at 32.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVLV or DFSU?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVLV returned +29.6% and DFSU +11.4%.
Which is cheaper, AVLV or DFSU?
Neither: AVLV and DFSU both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVLV and DFSU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVLV and 81% of DFSU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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AVLV on its own →DFSU on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVLV dividend history →AVLV holdings →DFSU dividend history →DFSU holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AVLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗
DFSU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DFSU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Dimensional website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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