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BELT vs DFAU

iShares U.S. Select Equity Active ETF vs Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF

BELT

iShares U.S. Select Equity Active ETF

Annual cost

0.75%

Fund size

$10M

DFAU

Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF

Annual cost

0.12%

Fund size

$12.2B

Key differences

Both BELT and DFAU are equity ETFs. BELT charges 0.75% a year and DFAU 0.12%. The main difference: DFAU costs 0.63% less per year.

  • DFAU costs 0.63% less per year.
  • DFAU is much larger than BELT. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

BELTDFAU
Annual cost (TER)0.75%0.12%
Fund size (AUM)$10M$12.2B
Since20242020
Dividend yield0.00%0.90%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+23.0%+25.7%
CAGR 3YN/A+21.1%
CAGR 5YN/A+12.8%
Sharpe 3YN/A1.11
Volatility 1Y17.67%12.54%
Max drawdown-23.05%-23.61%

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