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Is DFSV a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFSV) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFSV 3.2 out of 10 — highest on Value (4.8), lowest on Quality (0.5). It trades at 12.8 times earnings, against its own median of 12.4. Its ten largest holdings are 7% of the fund.

What stands out in DFSV's data

U.S. small-cap value stocks, picked for their lower prices.

Priced well below the typical small-cap peer — you pay less for each dollar of earnings.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 8.3x sits below the category median of 11.1x, though return on equity runs at 10.5%.

A value tilt in the small-cap part of a portfolio, bought at a discount.

How is DFSV rated? ETF Copilot scores U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFSV) 3.2 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFSV) 3.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 3.2 / 10
  • Growth: 1.9 / 10
  • Value: 4.8 / 10
  • Risk: 3.7 / 10
  • Quality: 0.5 / 10
  • Return: 4.8 / 10

Is DFSV expensive right now? It trades at 12.8 times earnings, against its own median of 12.4

As of October 9, 2026, DFSV is more expensive than 61% of its own 51 monthly readings since 2022 — 31 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DFSV?

What's inside DFSV: Size (Large 0%, Mid 47%, Small 53%); Geography (International 7%, US 93%); Tech 8.0%; AI 0.1%; Semiconductors 2.1%; Memory 0.5%.

What are DFSV's top holdings? The ten largest are 7% of the fund

HF Sinclair, Arrow Electronics, Borgwarner, Avnet, Skyworks Solutions, Elanco Animal Health, Invesco, Ovintiv, Knight Swift Transportation and Jackson Financial are DFSV's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 62% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of DFSV's weight sits in its 128 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 357 equally weighted holdings.

What is DFSV's expense ratio? 0.33% a year

As of October 9, 2026, DFSV charges 0.33% a year, yields 1.42% and holds $8.1B in assets across 994 positions.

U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFSV) — cost, income and size
MeasureDFSV
Expense ratio0.33%
Dividend yield1.42%
Assets under management$8.1B
Holdings994

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFSV) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfsv

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