Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
DYNF vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to VEA's +17.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $42.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.
Pair scorecard
VEA costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; VEA is 5.5 times larger.
| Measure | DYNF | VEA |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.5% | +17.1% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $41.8bn | $231.6bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 40.7% | 13.6% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
DYNF and VEA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DYNF
DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 262 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%.
VEA
VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or VEA?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and VEA +17.1%.
- Which is cheaper, DYNF or VEA?
- VEA is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 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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