ETF comparison
DFAEvsVWO
Both International Emerging.
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
3,596 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAE and VWO would leave roughly66.7%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VWO is 23 bps cheaper than DFAE. On a $100,000 position that's about $230/yr more in fees for DFAE.
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 DFAE vs VWO.
Top shared holdings
3,596 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAE | In VWO | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 12.22% | 14.61% | 12.22% |
| 2 | Tencent Holdings Limited | 2.65% | 3.26% | 2.65% |
| 3 | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 1.40% | 2.55% | 1.40% |
| 4 | DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0.90% | 1.17% | 0.90% |
| 5 | CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | 0.78% | 0.85% | 0.78% |
| 6 | MediaTek Inc. | 0.69% | 1.06% | 0.69% |
| 7 | HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | 0.53% | 0.74% | 0.53% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings Inc. | 0.52% | 0.66% | 0.52% |
| 9 | Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. | 0.47% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 10 | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | 0.45% | 0.90% | 0.45% |
| 11 | INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED | 0.44% | 0.62% | 0.44% |
| 12 | BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED | 0.41% | 0.51% | 0.41% |
Only in DFAE
2,714 total- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.4.35%
- SK hynix Inc.3.49%
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.76%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.64%
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited0.46%
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY0.43%
- ICICI BANK LIMITED0.42%
- HDFC BANK LIMITED0.33%
- VALE S.A.0.33%
- LIG Defense&Aerospace Co., Ltd0.28%
Only in VWO
1,394 total- Naspers Ltd0.36%
- JD.com Inc0.31%
- Baidu Inc0.29%
- Delta Electronics Thailand PCL0.24%
- Bajaj Finance Ltd0.24%
- Itausa SA0.14%
- Shriram Finance Ltd0.12%
- Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd0.12%
- PTT PCL0.11%
- Advanced Info Service PCL0.10%
Open DFAE or VWO at a brokerage
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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.