DFLV vs SCHD: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFLV and SCHD hold 15% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $6.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF, and $94.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
SCHD costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.
| DFLV | SCHD | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.21% | 0.06% |
| Net assets, DFLV as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHD as of May 31, 2026 | $6.8bn | $94.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +26.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index |
| Holdings in common | 15% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 24.8% | 43.6% |
| Below its high | 5.4%, high on Aug 24, 2026 | |
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 SCHD hold 15% 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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15% in common
On the same fields
DFLV and SCHD 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 SCHD
SCHD tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFLV or SCHD?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFLV returned +26.4% and SCHD +26.6%.
- Which is cheaper, DFLV or SCHD?
- SCHD is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 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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