ETF comparison
DFAXvsDFIV
Both International Total.
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF · Dimensional International Value ETF
Holdings overlap
556 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAX and DFIV would leave roughly25.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFIV is 1 bps cheaper than DFAX. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for DFAX.
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 DFAX vs DFIV.
Top shared holdings
556 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFAX | In DFIV | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 4.48% | 1.65% | 1.65% |
| 2 | Novartis AG | 0.66% | 0.68% | 0.66% |
| 3 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.60% | 2.23% | 0.60% |
| 4 | SHELL PLC | 0.49% | 3.29% | 0.49% |
| 5 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.40% | 1.86% | 0.40% |
| 6 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.28% | 0.53% | 0.28% |
| 7 | ENGIE SA | 0.26% | 0.98% | 0.26% |
| 8 | BP P.L.C. | 0.25% | 1.19% | 0.25% |
| 9 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.25% | 1.21% | 0.25% |
| 10 | BASF SE | 0.23% | 1.39% | 0.23% |
| 11 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.22% | 0.47% | 0.22% |
| 12 | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft | 0.21% | 0.81% | 0.21% |
Only in DFAX
9,927 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited1.45%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.12%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited1.01%
- SK hynix Inc.0.59%
- Fujikura Ltd.0.56%
- ASML Holding N.V.0.56%
- Tencent Holdings Limited0.50%
- Nestle S.A.0.36%
- Roche Holding AG0.30%
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0.27%
Only in DFIV
11 total- UBS Group AG0.44%
- Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft0.44%
- Amrize AG0.42%
- Nokia Oyj0.10%
- Stellantis N.V.0.09%
- BW LPG Limited0.07%
- Alcon AG0.05%
- VODAFONE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY0.04%
- Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd.0.00%
- Fresenius Medical Care AG0.00%
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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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