DFLV vs FNDB: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFLV and FNDB hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and DFLV returned +26.4% over the year. Net assets: $6.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market ETF.
DFLV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points.
| DFLV | FNDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.21% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, DFLV as of Jul 31, 2026 and FNDB as of May 31, 2026 | $6.8bn | $1.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +23.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 44% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 24.8% | 20.8% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFLV and FNDB hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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44% in common
On the same fields
DFLV and FNDB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DFLV
DFLV is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.21% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 334 positions, with the top ten at 24.8%.
Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.
About FNDB
FNDB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,637 positions, with the top ten at 20.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFLV or FNDB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFLV returned +26.4% and FNDB +23.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DFLV or FNDB?
- DFLV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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