ETF comparison

DFAIvsSPDW

Both International Developed.

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
68.0%

1,708 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and SPDW would leave roughly68.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAI only 25.5%Shared 68.0%SPDW only 30.6%
In DFAI only
2,022 positions
Shared
1,708 positions
In SPDW only
721 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%
SPDW

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

State Street · International Developed

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$42.32B
TTM yield
2.97%
Top-10 conc.
15.1%

Sub-score comparison

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

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

Cost difference

SPDW 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 SPDW.

Top shared holdings

1,708 shared in total
#HoldingIn DFAIIn SPDWOverlap
1HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.04%0.97%0.97%
2ASTRAZENECA PLC0.95%0.87%0.87%
3Roche Holding AG0.97%0.86%0.86%
4Nestle S.A.0.90%0.80%0.80%
5SHELL PLC1.05%0.68%0.68%
6Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.66%0.72%0.66%
7TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.64%0.61%0.61%
8BHP GROUP LIMITED0.56%0.63%0.56%
9Siemens Aktiengesellschaft0.55%0.70%0.55%
10COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.54%0.57%0.54%
11Tokyo Electron Limited0.48%0.67%0.48%
12TOTALENERGIES SE0.65%0.47%0.47%

Only in DFAI

2,022 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%
  • SUNBELT RENTALS HOLDINGS, INC.0.15%
  • Banco Santander, S.A.0.15%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.0.12%
  • Amrize AG0.11%

Only in SPDW

721 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.96%
  • SK hynix Inc2.79%
  • SoftBank Group Corp0.44%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.33%
  • SK Square Co Ltd0.29%
  • Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.23%
  • Investor AB0.23%
  • Spotify Technology SA0.21%
  • Prosus NV0.17%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.17%

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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/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.