ETF comparison
DFAI vs VGK
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Holdings overlap
942 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAI and VGK would leave roughly 47.7% 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
VGK is 12 bps cheaper than DFAI. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/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 VGK.
Top shared holdings
942 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAI | In VGK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.16% | 2.27% | 1.16% |
| 2 | Roche Holding AG | 1.05% | 1.91% | 1.05% |
| 3 | Nestle S.A. | 0.84% | 1.60% | 0.84% |
| 4 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.81% | 1.59% | 0.81% |
| 5 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.62% | 1.05% | 0.62% |
| 6 | Allianz SE | 0.59% | 1.18% | 0.59% |
| 7 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.58% | 1.49% | 0.58% |
| 8 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.55% | 1.04% | 0.55% |
| 9 | BP P.L.C. | 0.50% | 0.73% | 0.50% |
| 10 | LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE | 0.48% | 0.84% | 0.48% |
| 11 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.47% | 0.88% | 0.47% |
| 12 | NOVO NORDISK A/S | 0.47% | 0.94% | 0.47% |
Only in DFAI
2,732 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76%
- Novartis AG 0.67%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59%
- Tokyo Electron Limited 0.57%
- Sony Group Corporation 0.54%
- ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.54%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.52%
- Hitachi, Ltd. 0.46%
Only in VGK
286 total- Air Liquide SA 0.48%
- Investor AB 0.46%
- L'Oreal SA 0.35%
- 3i Group PLC 0.24%
- Engie SA 0.20%
- Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 0.16%
- Sampo Oyj 0.15%
- ORLEN SA 0.14%
- Investor AB 0.14%
- Segro PLC 0.11%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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