ETF comparison
DFAI vs DISV
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF
Holdings overlap
1,376 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and DISV would leave roughly 7.5% 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 24 bps cheaper than DISV. On a $100,000 position that's about $240/yr more in fees for DISV.
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 DISV.
Top shared holdings
1,376 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In DISV | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVIVA PLC | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.10% |
| 2 | Helvetia Baloise Holding AG | 0.10% | 0.18% | 0.10% |
| 3 | ARC RESOURCES LTD. | 0.08% | 0.33% | 0.08% |
| 4 | Julius Baer Gruppe AG | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.08% |
| 5 | TELECOM ITALIA SPA | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| 6 | Takashimaya Company, Limited | 0.06% | 0.13% | 0.06% |
| 7 | UPM-Kymmene Oyj | 0.06% | 0.11% | 0.06% |
| 8 | BANKINTER, S.A. | 0.06% | 0.23% | 0.06% |
| 9 | AGEAS SA | 0.06% | 0.17% | 0.06% |
| 10 | Swiss Prime Site AG | 0.06% | 0.89% | 0.06% |
| 11 | AltaGas Ltd. | 0.05% | 0.21% | 0.05% |
| 12 | CARREFOUR SA | 0.05% | 0.76% | 0.05% |
Only in DFAI
2,298 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16%
- Roche Holding AG 1.05%
- SHELL PLC 1.01%
- Nestle S.A. 0.84%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76%
- Novartis AG 0.67%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
Only in DISV
225 total- PARAGON BANKING GROUP PLC 0.21%
- GEORGIA CAPITAL PLC 0.19%
- LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.18%
- BREEDON GROUP PLC 0.18%
- ZIGUP PLC 0.16%
- KELLER GROUP PLC 0.16%
- ELEMENTIS PLC 0.16%
- GREENCORE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.15%
- TRAVIS PERKINS PLC 0.15%
- VESUVIUS PLC 0.14%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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