ETF comparison
DFAIvsVEA
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
2,648 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and VEA would leave roughly68.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DFAI vs VEA.
Top shared holdings
2,648 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In VEA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.04% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| 2 | Roche Holding AG | 0.97% | 0.89% | 0.89% |
| 3 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.95% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| 4 | Nestle S.A. | 0.90% | 0.82% | 0.82% |
| 5 | SHELL PLC | 1.05% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| 6 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.66% | 0.67% | 0.66% |
| 7 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.56% | 0.65% | 0.56% |
| 8 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.64% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| 9 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.55% | 0.73% | 0.55% |
| 10 | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.54% | 0.59% | 0.54% |
| 11 | Tokyo Electron Limited | 0.48% | 0.66% | 0.48% |
| 12 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.46% | 0.50% | 0.46% |
Only in DFAI
1,082 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 VEA
1,214 total- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.61%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.55%
- SK hynix Inc1.39%
- SoftBank Group Corp0.43%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.35%
- SK Square Co Ltd0.31%
- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.25%
- Investor AB0.23%
- Air Liquide SA0.22%
- L'Oreal SA0.18%
Open DFAI or VEA at a brokerage
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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.