ETF comparison
DFAI vs EPP
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF
Holdings overlap
79 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and EPP would leave roughly 6.8% 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 29 bps cheaper than EPP. On a $100,000 position that's about $290/yr more in fees for EPP.
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 EPP.
Top shared holdings
79 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In EPP | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.59% | 9.96% | 0.59% |
| 2 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.52% | 8.73% | 0.52% |
| 3 | DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD | 0.37% | 4.63% | 0.37% |
| 4 | AIA Group Limited | 0.32% | 4.85% | 0.32% |
| 5 | WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION | 0.29% | 3.89% | 0.29% |
| 6 | NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED | 0.28% | 3.62% | 0.28% |
| 7 | WESFARMERS LIMITED | 0.23% | 2.88% | 0.23% |
| 8 | ANZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED | 0.23% | 3.35% | 0.23% |
| 9 | OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED | 0.23% | 2.75% | 0.23% |
| 10 | Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited | 0.21% | 2.53% | 0.21% |
| 11 | WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD | 0.17% | 1.83% | 0.17% |
| 12 | RIO TINTO LIMITED | 0.16% | 2.19% | 0.16% |
Only in DFAI
3,595 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 EPP
14 total- GOODMAN GROUP 2.03%
- SEA LIMITED 1.57%
- SCENTRE GROUP 0.62%
- Link Real Estate Investment Trust 0.60%
- JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.48%
- CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 0.48%
- GRAB HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.37%
- CapitaLand Ascendas REIT 0.35%
- Vicinity Centres 0.31%
- STOCKLAND CORPORATION LTD 0.30%
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- DFAI vs EWL · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 6.1%
- DFAI vs EWC · iShares MSCI Canada ETF 4.4%
- DFAI vs EWA · iShares MSCI Australia ETF 4.3%
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- EPP vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 6.7%
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- EPP vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 6.5%
- EPP vs PXF · Invesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF 6.5%
- EPP vs AVDE · Avantis International Equity ETF 5.9%
- EPP vs FNDF · Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF 5.8%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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