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ETF Dividend Tax Drag Calculator
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Choose LTCG and NIIT with dropdowns, type federal/state rates as percentages, and edit any fund row or the custom row below.
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Scenario inputsAuto-calculated tax ratesDefinitions
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LTCG rate20.0%
Qualified dividend tax rate
33.1%YieldFTCQualifiedTax dragAfter-tax yieldTax efficiency
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NIIT3.8%
Non-qualified dividend tax rate
48.1%Fund dividend yieldForeign tax credit as % of yieldQualified dividend %Total dividend tax dragYield minus drag1 − Drag/Yield
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Marginal federal rate35.0%
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State rate9.3%
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FundYieldFTCQualifiedQualified
Yield
Tax on
Qualified
Non-Qualified
Yield
Tax on
Non-Qualified
Pre-FTC
Tax
FTC
Credit
Total
Tax Drag
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AVUV1.7%0.0%100.0%1.68%0.56%0.00%0.00%0.56%0.00%0.56%
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DFSV1.6%0.0%100.0%1.64%0.54%0.00%0.00%0.54%0.00%0.54%
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AVDV3.4%8.0%79.0%2.68%0.89%0.71%0.34%1.23%0.27%0.96%
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DISV2.3%11.1%99.7%2.28%0.76%0.01%0.00%0.76%0.25%0.50%
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AVES3.4%11.8%44.5%1.50%0.50%1.88%0.90%1.40%0.40%1.00%
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DFEV3.0%12.5%57.9%1.71%0.57%1.24%0.60%1.16%0.37%0.79%
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Custom fund (edit me)
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Portfolio examplesFormula used for each fund row
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DFA 100% US (DFSV)0.54%Tax Drag = Yield × (Qualified% × Qualified tax rate + (1 − Qualified%) × Non-qualified tax rate − FTC%)
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DFA 50:50 US/Intl0.52%
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DFA 50:25:25 US/Intl/EM0.60%
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Avantis 100% US (AVUV)
0.56%
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Avantis 50:50 US/Intl0.76%
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Avantis 50:25:25 US/Intl/EM
0.77%
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50:50 DFA/Avantis blend (50:25:25)
0.68%
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