DFAW
Dimensional World Equity ETF
stock NYSE ETF

Personally, I get analysis paralysis so I just use DFAW as it tilts towards those premiums and I don’t have to worry about overthinking my investment allocation.
Nothing wrong with using AVUV to tilt towards small cap value tho

Just do VT and nothing else.
If you want something more advanced like factor tilting DFAW might be worth looking into

Financial professional here. What you have rn is very good. Markets are very efficient, there are millions of market participants pricing in equities everyday through millions of trades. Theoretically, the “correct” portfolio is a world market cap weighted index. A popular ETF that tracks this is VT. For MOST people this is the best solution.
If you want an objectively “riskier” portfolio, look into something like DFAW or AVGE. These ETFs “tilt” towards premiums that theoretically and empirically have higher expected returns.
Good luck!

One of VT, AVGE, DFAW

Ok here is my best shot. Probably not covering everything you wanted and a bit impartial, but hopefully helpful.
**1) Vector and AVGV**
DFA Vector funds were never "true" total market funds in the past. It had legacy exclusions, like dropping mega-cap growth names, and leaned more into value purity. That’s why DFA couldn’t call it “Core” for registration purposes and had to use “Vector” instead.
But in 2024, DFA updated Vector. It now behaves more like a “Core 2.5” version. Heavier tilts, higher tracking error, and more consistent with their other Core funds in structure and philosophy.
If you’re trying to make sense of the DFA lineup, think of it like this:
Equity Market → Core Equity → Core 1 → Core 2 → Vector
(left to right = more tilt and tracking error)
Their naming conventions are not super intuitive unless you are familiar with them.
Avantis has been smart with their positioning with their U.S. market wide strategy. It usually lands between DFA Core 1 and Core 2. So depending on what’s working—value, size, profitability—they might outperform one or the other at different times.
As far as AVGV goes, it isn’t a direct Vector equivalent as the Vector solutions are just US or international developed. (you'd have to combine them). If you’re comparing to AVGV to DFA, you’d be looking at DFAW (World Core Equity) or DGEIX (Global Equity with static \~10% U.S. overweight). Those are their world market cap core solutions.