ETF comparison
DFAI vs DXJ
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
Holdings overlap
411 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and DXJ would leave roughly 16.1% 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 30 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $300/yr more in fees for DXJ.
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 DXJ.
Top shared holdings
411 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In DXJ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.76% | 4.63% | 0.76% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.63% | 3.54% | 0.63% |
| 3 | Tokyo Electron Limited | 0.57% | 3.18% | 0.57% |
| 4 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.46% | 0.91% | 0.46% |
| 5 | ADVANTEST CORPORATION | 0.54% | 0.45% | 0.45% |
| 6 | Sony Group Corporation | 0.54% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 7 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 0.39% | 3.62% | 0.39% |
| 8 | Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.38% |
| 9 | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 0.36% | 2.81% | 0.36% |
| 10 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 0.34% | 2.70% | 0.34% |
| 11 | Fujikura Ltd. | 0.31% | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| 12 | FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. | 0.29% | 1.13% | 0.29% |
Only in DFAI
3,263 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%
- Novartis AG 0.67%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59%
- Allianz SE 0.59%
Only in DXJ
15 total- ROHM COMPANY LTD 0.23%
- NABTESCO CORP 0.09%
- ULVAC INC 0.07%
- DAIHEN CORP 0.07%
- RIGAKU HOLDINGS CORP 0.07%
- KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.06%
- UNION TOOL COMPANY 0.06%
- AICHI STEEL CORP 0.04%
- KURODA GROUP CO LTD 0.04%
- OPTORUN CO LTD 0.04%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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