ETF comparison
DFAI vs DFIC
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
Holdings overlap
3,552 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and DFIC would leave roughly 65.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFAI is 4 bps cheaper than DFIC. On a $100,000 position that's about $40/yr more in fees for DFIC.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with DFAI vs DFIC.
Top shared holdings
3,552 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In DFIC | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding N.V. | 1.63% | 1.05% | 1.05% |
| 2 | Novartis AG | 0.67% | 0.76% | 0.67% |
| 3 | Roche Holding AG | 1.05% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 4 | Nestle S.A. | 0.84% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| 5 | Allianz SE | 0.59% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| 6 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.63% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 7 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.55% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| 8 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.59% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| 9 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.44% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 10 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.47% | 0.40% | 0.40% |
| 11 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.76% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 12 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.46% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
Only in DFAI
122 total- SHELL PLC 1.01%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
- DIAGEO PLC 0.16%
- Ferrovial N.V. 0.11%
- Amrize AG 0.10%
- CSL LIMITED 0.08%
- STMicroelectronics N.V. 0.08%
- TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD 0.04%
- ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD 0.02%
- BW LPG Limited 0.01%
Only in DFIC
485 total- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
- BP P.L.C. 0.40%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.33%
- LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 0.18%
- UNILEVER PLC 0.17%
- NATWEST GROUP PLC 0.15%
- DIAGEO PLC 0.12%
- PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.10%
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. 0.09%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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