ETF comparison
DFAIvsDFIC
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
Holdings overlap
3,585 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and DFIC would leave roughly66.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DFAI vs DFIC.
Top shared holdings
3,585 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In DFIC | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.51% | 2.72% | 1.51% |
| 2 | ASML Holding N.V. | 1.42% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
| 3 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.65% | 0.82% | 0.65% |
| 4 | Novartis AG | 0.64% | 0.78% | 0.64% |
| 5 | Nestle S.A. | 0.90% | 0.63% | 0.63% |
| 6 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.64% | 0.56% | 0.56% |
| 7 | Roche Holding AG | 0.97% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| 8 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.49% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| 9 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.56% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| 10 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.46% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 11 | Siemens Energy AG | 0.47% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 12 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
Only in DFAI
145 total- SHELL PLC1.05%
- DIAGEO PLC0.16%
- Ferrovial SE0.12%
- Amrize AG0.11%
- STMicroelectronics N.V.0.09%
- TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD0.04%
- ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD0.02%
- BW LPG Limited0.01%
- UNILEVER PLC0.01%
- CARNIVAL PLC0.01%
Only in DFIC
435 total- SHELL PLC0.89%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC0.46%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC0.40%
- BP P.L.C.0.38%
- UNILEVER PLC0.17%
- LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC0.17%
- NATWEST GROUP PLC0.14%
- PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.12%
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.0.10%
- Amrize AG0.09%
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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/.
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