ETF comparison

DFAIvsSCHF

Both International Developed.

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · Schwab International Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
68.3%

1,151 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and SCHF would leave roughly68.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAI only 25.1%Shared 68.3%SCHF only 31.1%
In DFAI only
2,579 positions
Shared
1,151 positions
In SCHF only
325 positions

Side by side

DFAI

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

88composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.18%
Net assets
$18.27B
TTM yield
2.29%
Top-10 conc.
9.8%
SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$69.68B
TTM yield
3.02%
Top-10 conc.
14.8%

Sub-score comparison

82
Cost
97
78
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
93
Tracking quality
DFAIsub-scoreSCHF

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

SCHF is 15 bps cheaper than DFAI. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for DFAI.

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 SCHF.

Top shared holdings

1,151 shared in total
#HoldingIn DFAIIn SCHFOverlap
1HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.04%1.08%1.04%
2Roche Holding AG0.97%0.99%0.97%
3ASTRAZENECA PLC0.95%0.93%0.93%
4Nestle S.A.0.90%0.88%0.88%
5SHELL PLC1.05%0.80%0.80%
6Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.66%0.69%0.66%
7TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.64%0.68%0.64%
8BHP GROUP LIMITED0.56%0.74%0.56%
9Siemens Aktiengesellschaft0.55%0.77%0.55%
10COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.54%0.66%0.54%
11TOTALENERGIES SE0.65%0.53%0.53%
12Tokyo Electron Limited0.48%0.49%0.48%

Only in DFAI

2,579 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.51%
  • ASML Holding N.V.1.42%
  • Novartis AG0.64%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.0.27%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED0.20%
  • UBS Group AG0.20%
  • Banco Santander, S.A.0.15%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.0.12%
  • ArcelorMittal SA0.07%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.07%

Only in SCHF

325 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd3.32%
  • SK hynix Inc2.81%
  • SoftBank Group Corp0.62%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.36%
  • Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.26%
  • SK Square Co Ltd0.25%
  • Investor AB0.24%
  • Hyundai Motor Co0.22%
  • Prosus NV0.18%
  • Goodman Group0.15%

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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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