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DFLV: DIMENSIONAL US LARGE CAP VALUE ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 8:33 PM
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ETF Education Report: Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF (DFLV)

What this ETF is trying to do

The Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF (DFLV) is an exchange-traded fund that focuses on large companies in the United States. Based on its name, it looks for "value" stocks, which are often companies that may be priced lower relative to their actual worth. This ETF holds a variety of different companies, including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Amazon.com Inc, and ExxonMobil Holdings Corp.

What the numbers show

When looking at an ETF, it is important to understand two different types of returns: price return and total return.

• Price Return: This measures only how much the share price has changed.

• Total Return: This includes both the change in share price *and* any cash distributions (dividends) paid out to investors.

For DFLV, the numbers show growth in both areas:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is approximately 19.53%, while the total return is approximately 20.86%.

• One Year: The price return was approximately 24.47%, and the total return was approximately 26.36%.

• Three Years: The price return was approximately 66.08%, and the total return was approximately 74.76%.

To give you an idea of price movement, the current price is $40.89. The estimated price from roughly one year ago was approximately $32.85.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for ETFs that pay them cash regularly. This is called a distribution yield. DFLV has a distribution yield of approximately 1.38%. This means the cash paid out is about 1.38% of the ETF's price. These distributions usually happen quarterly, and over the last 12 months, there were four payouts.

It is important to remember that a distribution yield is not the same as total return. While distributions provide cash, they are only one part of how an investor earns money from an ETF.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the value of the underlying assets in an ETF decreases significantly over time. Some investors worry about this because they want to make sure their original investment stays stable.

For DFLV, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label indicates "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this ETF.

Pros

• Positive Returns: The ETF has shown positive price returns and total returns over the last year and three years.

• Diversification: The fund holds 297 different companies, which helps spread out the investment across many businesses.

Cons

• Partial Data: The list of Top Holdings provided is only a partial list, meaning there are many other companies in the fund that are not shown here.

• Yield Level: The distribution yield is relatively low compared to some other types of income-focused funds.

Beginner takeaway

DFLV is an ETF that tracks large U.S. companies. It has shown growth in both its share price and its total return over the past few years. While it does pay out cash distributions, they are part of a larger total return that includes the rising share price. Always remember to look at both price changes and distributions when studying how an ETF performs.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

297 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 4.54%
2 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 4.53%
3 EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 3.79%
4 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 2.40%
5 META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 2.39%
6 CHEVRON CORP CVX 1.94%
7 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B BRK-B 1.92%
8 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU 1.54%
9 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 1.43%
10 LINDE PLC LIN 1.29%
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1. AMAZON.COM INC AMZN 4.54%
2. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 4.53%
3. EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP XOM 3.79%
4. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 2.40%
5. META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A META 2.39%
6. CHEVRON CORP CVX 1.94%
7. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B BRK-B 1.92%
8. MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC MU 1.54%
9. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 1.43%
10. LINDE PLC LIN 1.29%
11. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 1.26%
12. MERCK & CO INC MRK 1.24%
13. INTEL CORP INTC 1.21%
14. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 1.17%
15. WELLS FARGO & CO WFC 1.03%
16. RTX CORP RTX 1.02%
17. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 1.02%
18. THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC TMO 1.01%
19. MORGAN STANLEY MS 1.00%
20. NEWMONT CORP NEM 0.95%
21. AMETEK INC AME 0.48%
22. NUCOR CORP NUE 0.48%
23. CHUBB LTD CB 0.47%
24. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP GD 0.47%
25. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC APD 0.46%
26. MEDTRONIC PLC MDT 0.46%
27. PACCAR INC PCAR 0.46%
28. CITIGROUP INC C 0.45%
29. COMCAST CORP CLASS A CMCSA 0.43%
30. DEVON ENERGY CORP DVN 0.43%
31. DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC FANG 0.43%
32. THE KROGER CO KR 0.42%
33. U.S. BANCORP USB 0.42%
34. CVS HEALTH CORP CVS 0.41%
35. T-MOBILE US INC TMUS 0.41%
36. THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC HIG 0.41%
37. UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC UAL 0.41%
38. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.40%
39. PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC PYPL 0.40%
40. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP WAB 0.40%
41. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP IBM 0.39%
42. THE WALT DISNEY CO DIS 0.39%
43. GARMIN LTD GRMN 0.38%
44. IQVIA HOLDINGS INC IQV 0.38%
45. STATE STREET CORP STT 0.38%
46. VULCAN MATERIALS CO VMC 0.38%
47. KINDER MORGAN INC CLASS P KMI 0.37%
48. AFLAC INC AFL 0.36%
49. n/a GEHC 0.36%
50. AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC AIG 0.35%
51. CBRE GROUP INC CLASS A CBRE 0.34%
52. ELEVANCE HEALTH INC ELV 0.34%
53. KENVUE INC KVUE 0.34%
54. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC RJF 0.34%
55. STEEL DYNAMICS INC STLD 0.34%
56. UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC UBER 0.34%
57. WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC WMB 0.33%
58. CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP COF 0.32%
59. CARRIER GLOBAL CORP ORDINARY SHARES CARR 0.32%
60. n/a CTSH 0.32%
61. NIKE INC CLASS B NKE 0.32%
62. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B UPS 0.32%
63. VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC VRTX 0.32%
64. ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD ACGL 0.31%
65. CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD CCL 0.31%
66. D.R. HORTON INC DHI 0.30%
67. n/a JCI 0.30%
68. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC DGX 0.30%
69. NORTHERN TRUST CORP NTRS 0.29%
70. BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX 0.28%
71. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.28%
72. PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG 0.27%
73. SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL SYF 0.27%
74. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.26%
75. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INC LHX 0.25%
76. REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INC REGN 0.25%
77. STRYKER CORP SYK 0.25%
78. DOVER CORP DOV 0.24%
79. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0.24%
80. HALLIBURTON CO HAL 0.24%
81. PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA PKG 0.24%
82. CORTEVA INC CTVA 0.23%
83. DOLLAR GENERAL CORP DG 0.23%
84. FIFTH THIRD BANCORP FITB 0.23%
85. MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC MLM 0.23%
86. PULTEGROUP INC PHM 0.23%
87. RESMED INC RMD 0.23%
88. TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP TFC 0.23%
89. HUMANA INC HUM 0.22%
90. PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC PNC 0.22%
91. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC PRU 0.22%
92. EQT CORP EQT 0.20%
93. SNAP-ON INC SNA 0.20%
94. LABCORP HOLDINGS INC LH 0.19%
95. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC PFG 0.19%
96. INCYTE CORP INCY 0.18%
97. INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC ICE 0.18%
98. n/a WBD 0.18%
99. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO LUV 0.18%
100. UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP UTHR 0.18%
101. US FOODS HOLDING CORP USFD 0.18%
102. WR BERKLEY CORP WRB 0.18%
103. INGERSOLL RAND INC IR 0.17%
104. ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP ON 0.17%
105. BLACKROCK INC BLK 0.16%
106. BLOCK INC CLASS A XYZ 0.16%
107. EXPAND ENERGY CORP ORDINARY SHARES NEW EXE 0.16%
108. FIRST SOLAR INC FSLR 0.16%
109. QNITY ELECTRONICS INC Q 0.16%
110. REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP RF 0.16%
111. STERIS PLC STE 0.15%
112. WATERS CORP WAT 0.15%
113. ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND CO ADM 0.14%
114. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BSX 0.14%
115. CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CINF 0.14%
116. F5 INC FFIV 0.14%
117. FOX CORP CLASS A FOXA 0.14%
118. HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC HBAN 0.14%
119. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP 0.14%
120. M&T BANK CORP MTB 0.14%
121. MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP MPC 0.14%
122. SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC SW 0.14%
123. SYNOPSYS INC SNPS 0.14%
124. TENET HEALTHCARE CORP THC 0.14%
125. TWILIO INC CLASS A TWLO 0.14%
126. SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC SSNC 0.13%
127. T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC TROW 0.13%
128. CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC CF 0.12%
129. CHARLES SCHWAB CORP SCHW 0.12%
130. CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD 0.12%
131. FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC CLASS A FCNCA 0.12%
132. MARKEL GROUP INC MKL 0.11%
133. NVR INC NVR 0.11%
134. RELIANCE INC RS 0.11%
135. CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC CLASS A STZ 0.10%
136. FOX CORP CLASS B FOX 0.10%
137. JB HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT 0.10%
138. OMNICOM GROUP INC OMC 0.10%
139. PERMIAN RESOURCES CORP CLASS A PR 0.10%
140. TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC TDY 0.10%
141. XYLEM INC XYL 0.10%
142. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO AJG 0.09%
143. BIOGEN INC BIIB 0.09%
144. CHENIERE ENERGY INC LNG 0.09%
145. CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC CFG 0.09%
146. FEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING CO INC FDXF 0.09%
147. FORTIVE CORP FTV 0.09%
148. LOEWS CORP L 0.09%
149. TD SYNNEX CORP SNX 0.09%
150. THE KRAFT HEINZ CO KHC 0.09%
151. WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC WTW 0.09%
152. AMCOR PLC ORDINARY SHARES AMCR 0.08%
153. COHERENT CORP COHR 0.08%
154. DOLLAR TREE INC DLTR 0.08%
155. DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC DD 0.08%
156. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC HON 0.08%
157. LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV CLASS A LYB 0.08%
158. n/a FWONK 0.08%
159. ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC ROP 0.08%
160. ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP RCL 0.08%
161. TEXTRON INC TXT 0.08%
162. ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC ZM 0.08%
163. EATON CORP PLC ETN 0.07%
164. ENTEGRIS INC ENTG 0.07%
165. KEYCORP KEY 0.07%
166. LEIDOS HOLDINGS INC LDOS 0.07%
167. OKTA INC CLASS A OKTA 0.07%
168. PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR 0.07%
169. VIATRIS INC VTRS 0.07%
170. AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC AKAM 0.06%
171. COPART INC CPRT 0.06%
172. EQUIFAX INC EFX 0.06%
173. GENUINE PARTS CO GPC 0.06%
174. JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC J 0.06%
175. LENNAR CORP CLASS A LEN 0.06%
176. NVENT ELECTRIC PLC NVT 0.06%
177. PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO PFGC 0.06%
178. TYSON FOODS INC CLASS A TSN 0.06%
179. BALL CORP BALL 0.05%
180. BUNGE GLOBAL SA BG 0.05%
181. CENTENE CORP CNC 0.05%
182. GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN 0.05%
183. INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC IFF 0.05%
184. QUALCOMM INC QCOM 0.05%
185. API GROUP CORP APG 0.04%
186. DOW INC DOW 0.04%
187. EAST WEST BANCORP INC EWBC 0.04%
188. HUBBELL INC HUBB 0.04%
189. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO IP 0.04%
190. INTUIT INC INTU 0.04%
191. PARKER HANNIFIN CORP PH 0.04%
192. PTC INC PTC 0.04%
193. RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC CLASS A RIVN 0.04%
194. WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC WST 0.04%
195. ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC ZBH 0.04%
196. AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC AMKR 0.03%
197. CME GROUP INC CLASS A CME 0.03%
198. EVEREST GROUP LTD EG 0.03%
199. GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 0.03%
200. GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC GFS 0.03%
201. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC MCHP 0.03%
202. NORDSON CORP NDSN 0.03%
203. NRG ENERGY INC NRG 0.03%
204. OVINTIV INC OVV 0.03%
205. ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD ORDINARY SHARES ROIV 0.03%
206. SOFI TECHNOLOGIES INC ORDINARY SHARES SOFI 0.03%
207. SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC SMCI 0.03%
208. UNUM GROUP UNM 0.03%
209. VEEVA SYSTEMS INC CLASS A VEEV 0.03%
210. VERALTO CORP VLTO 0.03%
211. ALPHABET INC CLASS C GOOG 0.02%
212. APTIV PLC APTV 0.02%
213. BEST BUY CO INC BBY 0.02%
214. CASEY'S GENERAL STORES INC CASY 0.02%
215. CLEAN HARBORS INC CLH 0.02%
216. COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL INC CRBG 0.02%
217. GLOBE LIFE INC GL 0.02%
218. HF SINCLAIR CORP DINO 0.02%
219. IDEX CORP IEX 0.02%
220. MASTEC INC MTZ 0.02%
221. n/a RKT 0.02%
222. ROYAL GOLD INC RGLD 0.02%
223. THE CARLYLE GROUP INC CG 0.02%
224. TOLL BROTHERS INC TOL 0.02%
225. ALBEMARLE CORP ALB 0.01%
226. ALLY FINANCIAL INC ALLY 0.01%
227. ALPHABET INC CLASS A GOOGL 0.01%
228. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC APO 0.01%
229. ARAMARK ARMK 0.01%
230. BORGWARNER INC BWA 0.01%
231. CNH INDUSTRIAL NV CNH 0.01%
232. CROWN HOLDINGS INC CCK 0.01%
233. FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC FNF 0.01%
234. FLEX LTD FLEX 0.01%
235. GRACO INC GGG 0.01%
236. HYATT HOTELS CORP CLASS A H 0.01%
237. IONQ INC IONQ 0.01%
238. JONES LANG LASALLE INC JLL 0.01%
239. NASDAQ INC NDAQ 0.01%
240. RBC BEARINGS INC RBC 0.01%
241. REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC RGA 0.01%
242. RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD RNR 0.01%
243. SOLVENTUM CORP SOLV 0.01%
244. TRIMBLE INC TRMB 0.01%
245. VERSIGENT PLC VGNT 0.01%
246. WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC WCC 0.01%
247. ALCOA CORP AA 0.00%
248. AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC AFG 0.00%
249. ANTERO RESOURCES CORP AR 0.00%
250. ARROW ELECTRONICS INC ARW 0.00%
251. AUTOLIV INC ALV 0.00%
252. BANCO SANTANDER SA ADR SAN 0.00%
253. BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC BMRN 0.00%
254. BROWN & BROWN INC BRO 0.00%
255. BROWN-FORMAN CORP REGISTERED SHS -B- NON VTG BF-B 0.00%
256. CARLISLE COMPANIES INC CSL 0.00%
257. CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC CRL 0.00%
258. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A CHTR 0.00%
259. COEUR MINING INC CDE 0.00%
260. COINBASE GLOBAL INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A COIN 0.00%
261. DECKERS OUTDOOR CORP DECK 0.00%
262. DICK'S SPORTING GOODS INC DKS 0.00%
263. DOORDASH INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A DASH 0.00%
264. EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC EXPD 0.00%
265. FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC FERG 0.00%
266. FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS INC FBIN 0.00%
267. FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC BEN 0.00%
268. GRAIL INC GRAL 0.00%
269. GXO LOGISTICS INC GXO 0.00%
270. HASBRO INC HAS 0.00%
271. HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC HII 0.00%
272. INVESCO LTD IVZ 0.00%
273. ITT INC ITT 0.00%
274. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC KEYS 0.00%
275. LENNAR CORP CLASS B LEN-B 0.00%
276. LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC LULU 0.00%
277. MKS INC MKSI 0.00%
278. MODERNA INC MRNA 0.00%
279. MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC MHK 0.00%
280. n/a MKC 0.00%
281. n/a TAP 0.00%
282. n/a KNX 0.00%
283. PENSKE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC PAG 0.00%
284. QXO INC QXO 0.00%
285. RALPH LAUREN CORP CLASS A RL 0.00%
286. RPM INTERNATIONAL INC RPM 0.00%
287. SANDISK CORP ORDINARY SHARES SNDK 0.00%
288. SERVICENOW INC NOW 0.00%
289. SOMNIGROUP INTERNATIONAL INC SGI 0.00%
290. SYCAMORE PARTNERS LLC-CVR n/a 0.00%
291. TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC TTWO 0.00%
292. TECHNIPFMC PLC n/a 0.00%
293. TRACTOR SUPPLY CO TSCO 0.00%
294. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC CLASS B UHS 0.00%
295. VENTURE GLOBAL INC ORDINARY SHARES CLASS A VG 0.00%
296. WATSCO INC ORDINARY SHARES WSO 0.00%
297. ZILLOW GROUP INC CLASS A ZG 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 12, 2026 7:53 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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