ETF comparison

AVDEvsDFIC

Both International Developed.

Avantis International Equity ETF · Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
60.6%

2,690 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AVDE and DFIC would leave roughly60.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AVDE only 38.8%Shared 60.6%DFIC only 34.7%
In AVDE only
607 positions
Shared
2,690 positions
In DFIC only
1,330 positions

Side by side

AVDE

Avantis International Equity ETF

Avantis · International Developed

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.23%
Net assets
$19.09B
TTM yield
2.75%
Top-10 conc.
7.0%
DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

87composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.22%
Net assets
$15.44B
TTM yield
2.34%
Top-10 conc.
8.9%

Sub-score comparison

77
Cost
78
78
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
AVDEsub-scoreDFIC

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

DFIC is 1 bps cheaper than AVDE. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for AVDE.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with AVDE vs DFIC.

Top shared holdings

2,690 shared in total
#HoldingIn AVDEIn DFICOverlap
1ASML Holding NV1.31%0.94%0.94%
2Shell PLC0.83%0.89%0.83%
3Novartis AG0.54%0.78%0.54%
4Roche Holding AG0.94%0.51%0.51%
5HSBC Holdings PLC0.81%0.46%0.46%
6TotalEnergies SE0.46%0.82%0.46%
7Deutsche Telekom AG0.49%0.45%0.45%
8Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA0.52%0.41%0.41%
9AstraZeneca PLC0.48%0.40%0.40%
10Infineon Technologies AG0.42%0.38%0.38%
11Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.44%0.38%0.38%
12BP PLC0.48%0.38%0.38%

Only in AVDE

607 total
  • SoftBank Group Corp0.47%
  • ING Groep NV0.41%
  • GSK PLC0.39%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc0.35%
  • Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.24%
  • AerCap Holdings NV0.21%
  • ORIX Corp0.19%
  • State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund0.14%
  • 3i Group PLC0.12%
  • Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd0.09%

Only in DFIC

1,330 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2.72%
  • TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.56%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED0.42%
  • RIO TINTO PLC0.36%
  • ENI S.P.A.0.31%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.31%
  • Sony Group Corporation0.29%
  • BARCLAYS PLC0.23%
  • GSK PLC0.23%
  • ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA0.23%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.