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DFAX vs VEA

International Total vs International Developed.

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
46.5 %

3,074 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFAX and VEA would leave roughly 46.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFAX only 53.1% Shared 46.5% VEA only 51.9%
In DFAX only
7,409 positions
Shared
3,074 positions
In VEA only
807 positions

Side by side

DFAX

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional · International Total

84 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.28%
Net assets
$11.91B
TTM yield
2.33%
Top-10 conc.
11.5%
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

72
Cost
97
78
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
98
Concentration
98
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Tracking quality
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DFAX sub-score VEA

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

Cost difference

VEA is 25 bps cheaper than DFAX. On a $100,000 position that's about $250/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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DFAX vs VEA.

Top shared holdings

3,074 shared in total
# Holding In DFAX In VEA Overlap
1 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.12% 1.88% 1.12%
2 SK hynix Inc. 0.59% 1.05% 0.59%
3 TOTALENERGIES SE 0.60% 0.57% 0.57%
4 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.40% 0.76% 0.40%
5 Nestle S.A. 0.36% 0.87% 0.36%
6 Roche Holding AG 0.30% 0.96% 0.30%
7 Deutsche Telekom AG 0.28% 0.44% 0.28%
8 ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.24% 0.34% 0.24%
9 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.24% 0.61% 0.24%
10 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.23% 0.78% 0.23%
11 ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.23% 1.01% 0.23%
12 Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 0.22% 0.26% 0.22%

Only in DFAX

7,409 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 4.48%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 1.45%
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 1.01%
  • Novartis AG 0.66%
  • ASML Holding N.V. 0.56%
  • Tencent Holdings Limited 0.50%
  • SHELL PLC 0.49%
  • Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.27%
  • BP P.L.C. 0.25%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.25%

Only in VEA

807 total
  • 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%
  • Goodman Group 0.12%
  • ORIX Corp 0.11%
  • 3i Group PLC 0.11%
  • Engie SA 0.11%

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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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