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DYNF vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to VT's +13.5%; 43% 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 $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.

At a glance
+14.5%
DYNF total return, 1 year
+13.5%
VT total return, 1 year
0.26%
DYNF expense ratio
0.06%
VT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VT costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; VT is 2.0 times larger.

DYNF vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDYNFVT
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.5%+13.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Global All Cap Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.26%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$41.8bn$81.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common43%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund40.7%22.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Mar 29, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 395 weekly returns
DYNF VT
Return
Total return edge DYNF +202.7% +147.9%
Annualized edge DYNF +15.7% +12.7%
Price return edge DYNF +170.1% +113.1%
Risk
Volatility edge VT (slight) 19.3% 17.6%
Max drawdown edge Tie −32.7% −32.6%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge DYNF 0.71 0.61
Sortino edge DYNF 1.02 0.87
Calmar edge DYNF 0.48 0.39
Reading

DYNF returned more: +202.7% to +147.9%. VT swung slightly less: 17.6% to 19.3%. DYNF and VT fell about the same at their worst: −32.7% and −32.6%.

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Risk and return: DYNF vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDYNFVTEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+202.7%+147.9%DYNFPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.7%+12.7%DYNFTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+170.1%+113.1%DYNFPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility19.3%17.6%VT (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation13.4%12.2%VT (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.7%−32.6%TieDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.710.61DYNFReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.020.87DYNFReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.480.39DYNFAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 395 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

43%

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and VT hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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43% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYNF VT
NVIDIA 8.15% 4.54%
APPLE 8.14% 4.11%
MICROSOFT 4.76% 3.25%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.12% 2.06%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.31% 1.73%
BROADCOM INC 2.46% 1.39%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34% 1.36%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.90% 1.36%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.74% 1.02%
TESLA INC 1.71% 0.88%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.67% 0.85%
ELI LILLY 1.34% 0.79%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DYNF
ABIOMED CVRS 0.00%
Only in VT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.62%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.77%
SK hynix Inc 0.63%
ASML Holding NV 0.59%
SLBBH1142 0.54%
MKTLIQ 0.39%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.29%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.29%
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Side by side

DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Total World Stock
Total return, 1 year +14.5% +13.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (PBUS) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +1.2 pts vs PBUS not measured
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 94.8% 54.7%
Holdings 262 10194
Net assets, DYNF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 $42.7bn $81.8bn

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

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DYNF and VT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. DYNF follows No index, actively managed and VT follows FTSE Global All Cap Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 43% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. DYNF holds 262 positions and VT holds 10194.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
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%.

VT

VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or VT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and VT +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or VT?
VT is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DYNF and VT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 55% of VT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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