ETF comparison
DFIC vs DXJ
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
Holdings overlap
410 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and DXJ would leave roughly 14.3% 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
DFIC is 26 bps cheaper than DXJ. On a $100,000 position that's about $260/yr more in fees for DXJ.
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 DFIC vs DXJ.
Top shared holdings
410 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In DXJ | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.46% | 3.54% | 0.46% |
| 2 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.36% | 4.63% | 0.36% |
| 3 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.32% | 0.91% | 0.32% |
| 4 | Sony Group Corporation | 0.31% | 0.44% | 0.31% |
| 5 | ADVANTEST CORPORATION | 0.28% | 0.45% | 0.28% |
| 6 | Tokyo Electron Limited | 0.26% | 3.18% | 0.26% |
| 7 | Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 0.22% | 2.81% | 0.22% |
| 8 | Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.19% |
| 9 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 0.17% | 3.62% | 0.17% |
| 10 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 0.17% | 2.70% | 0.17% |
| 11 | INPEX CORPORATION | 0.16% | 0.64% | 0.16% |
| 12 | IBIDEN CO.,LTD. | 0.16% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
Only in DFIC
3,627 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
- SHELL PLC 0.98%
- Novartis AG 0.76%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72%
- Roche Holding AG 0.63%
- Nestle S.A. 0.62%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
- Allianz SE 0.48%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
- ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45%
Only in DXJ
16 total- ROHM COMPANY LTD 0.23%
- CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD 0.09%
- NABTESCO CORP 0.09%
- ULVAC INC 0.07%
- DAIHEN CORP 0.07%
- RIGAKU HOLDINGS CORP 0.07%
- KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.06%
- UNION TOOL COMPANY 0.06%
- AICHI STEEL CORP 0.04%
- KURODA GROUP CO LTD 0.04%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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