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ETF comparison

DFIC vs ESGD

Both International Developed.

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
34.9 %

334 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and ESGD would leave roughly 34.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFIC unmatched 58.8% Shared 34.9% ESGD unmatched 64.1%

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.

In DFIC only
3,703 positions
Shared
334 positions
In ESGD only
25 positions

Side by side

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.22%
Net assets
$15.15B
TTM yield
2.56%
Top-10 conc.
6.9%
ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

86 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.20%
Net assets
$11.87B
TTM yield
3.36%
Top-10 conc.
13.9%

Sub-score comparison

78
Cost
80
78
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
94
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Tracking quality
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DFIC sub-score ESGD

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

Cost difference

ESGD is 2 bps cheaper than DFIC. On a $100,000 position that's about $20/yr more in fees for DFIC.

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 ESGD.

Top shared holdings

334 shared in total
# Holding In DFIC In ESGD Overlap
1 TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 0.67% 0.67%
2 Roche Holding AG 0.63% 1.20% 0.63%
3 Nestle S.A. 0.62% 1.13% 0.62%
4 Allianz SE 0.48% 0.68% 0.48%
5 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.66% 0.46%
6 ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.61% 0.45%
7 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 0.92% 0.42%
8 UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40% 0.52% 0.40%
9 Infineon Technologies AG 0.37% 0.81% 0.37%
10 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 0.82% 0.36%
11 ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.33% 1.10% 0.33%
12 Hitachi, Ltd. 0.32% 0.77% 0.32%

Only in DFIC

3,703 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
  • SHELL PLC 0.98%
  • Novartis AG 0.76%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
  • BP P.L.C. 0.40%
  • BASF SE 0.33%
  • Deutsche Post AG 0.31%
  • ORANGE SA 0.29%
  • NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.28%

Only in ESGD

25 total
  • SHELL PLC 0.88%
  • SoftBank Group Corp. 0.85%
  • UNILEVER PLC 0.60%
  • DIAGEO PLC 0.38%
  • STMicroelectronics N.V. 0.36%
  • SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. 0.26%
  • UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD SE 0.23%
  • Sino Land Company Limited 0.23%
  • 3I GROUP PLC 0.21%
  • COVIVIO SA 0.19%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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.