DFLV vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFLV and VYM hold 50% 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 $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.
VYM costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; VYM is 14.7 times larger.
| DFLV | VYM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.21% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $6.8bn | $99.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +15.9% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | FTSE High Dividend Yield Index |
| Holdings in common | 50% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 24.8% | 25.8% |
| Below its high | 4.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFLV and VYM hold 50% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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50% in common
On the same fields
DFLV and VYM 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 VYM
VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 605 positions, with the top ten at 25.8%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFLV or VYM?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFLV returned +26.4% and VYM +15.9%.
- Which is cheaper, DFLV or VYM?
- VYM is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 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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