ETF comparison
DFAI vs DLS
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund
Holdings overlap
777 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and DLS would leave roughly 3.9% 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 40 bps cheaper than DLS. On a $100,000 position that's about $400/yr more in fees for DLS.
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Top shared holdings
777 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In DLS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suruga Bank Ltd. | 0.05% | 0.12% | 0.05% |
| 2 | TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD. | 0.04% | 0.57% | 0.04% |
| 3 | MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd. | 0.15% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 4 | VALEO SE | 0.03% | 0.29% | 0.03% |
| 5 | Loomis AB | 0.03% | 0.23% | 0.03% |
| 6 | TOKYO SEIMITSU CO.,LTD. | 0.02% | 0.17% | 0.02% |
| 7 | Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc. | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.02% |
| 8 | Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V. | 0.02% | 0.23% | 0.02% |
| 9 | Plus500 Ltd | 0.02% | 0.64% | 0.02% |
| 10 | AOYAMA TRADING Co., Ltd. | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.02% |
| 11 | Meiko Electronics Co., Ltd. | 0.02% | 0.08% | 0.02% |
| 12 | Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 0.02% | 0.21% | 0.02% |
Only in DFAI
2,897 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 DLS
243 total- FIBI HOLDINGS LTD 0.43%
- SPAREBANK 1 SMN ASA 0.35%
- SPAREBANK 1 NORD-NORGE ASA 0.31%
- ENERGEAN PLC 0.30%
- SPAREBANKEN NORGE AS 0.27%
- HAMMERSON PLC 0.27%
- BUMITAMA AGRI LTD 0.26%
- DERWENT LONDON PLC 0.25%
- POLAR CAPITAL HOLDINGS PLC 0.22%
- WERELDHAVE NV 0.22%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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