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DFAI vs VEA

Both International Developed.

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
71.7 %

2,657 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and VEA would leave roughly 71.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAI only 21.8% Shared 71.7% VEA only 26.7%
In DFAI only
1,073 positions
Shared
2,657 positions
In VEA only
1,224 positions

Side by side

DFAI

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

88 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.18%
Net assets
$16.83B
TTM yield
2.32%
Top-10 conc.
9.8%
VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

94 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$316.31B
TTM yield
2.56%
Top-10 conc.
11.5%

Sub-score comparison

82
Cost
97
78
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
98
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Tracking quality
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DFAI sub-score VEA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

VEA 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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DFAI vs VEA.

Top shared holdings

2,657 shared in total
# Holding In DFAI In VEA Overlap
1 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.04% 0.97% 0.97%
2 Roche Holding AG 0.97% 0.96% 0.96%
3 ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.95% 1.01% 0.95%
4 SHELL PLC 1.05% 0.90% 0.90%
5 Nestle S.A. 0.90% 0.87% 0.87%
6 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.66% 0.64% 0.64%
7 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.64% 0.76% 0.64%
8 TOTALENERGIES SE 0.65% 0.57% 0.57%
9 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.56% 0.61% 0.56%
10 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.55% 0.61% 0.55%
11 COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.54% 0.67% 0.54%
12 LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.48% 0.48% 0.48%

Only in DFAI

1,073 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 1.51%
  • ASML Holding N.V. 1.42%
  • Novartis AG 0.64%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.27%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.20%
  • UBS Group AG 0.20%
  • Banco Santander, S.A. 0.15%
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 0.12%
  • ArcelorMittal SA 0.07%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.07%

Only in VEA

1,224 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.88%
  • SK hynix Inc 1.05%
  • SoftBank Group Corp 0.33%
  • Investor AB 0.24%
  • Air Liquide SA 0.23%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.22%
  • Prosus NV 0.19%
  • L'Oreal SA 0.19%
  • Hyundai Motor Co 0.14%
  • Goodman Group 0.12%

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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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