ETF comparison
DFIC vs IEFA
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
2,061 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and IEFA would leave roughly 55.5% 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
IEFA is 15 bps cheaper than DFIC. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/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 IEFA.
Top shared holdings
2,061 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In IEFA | 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% | 1.00% | 0.62% |
| 4 | Allianz SE | 0.48% | 0.74% | 0.48% |
| 5 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.46% | 0.70% | 0.46% |
| 6 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.45% | 0.65% | 0.45% |
| 7 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.42% | 0.83% | 0.42% |
| 8 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.41% | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| 9 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.40% | 0.50% | 0.40% |
| 10 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.37% | 0.37% | 0.37% |
| 11 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.36% | 0.93% | 0.36% |
| 12 | RIO TINTO PLC | 0.34% | 0.40% | 0.34% |
Only in DFIC
1,976 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%
- NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.28%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.26%
- Cenovus Energy Incorporation . 0.26%
- FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.20%
Only in IEFA
552 total- SHELL PLC 1.00%
- UNILEVER PLC 0.54%
- SoftBank Group Corp. 0.45%
- Investor Aktiebolag 0.29%
- SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. 0.29%
- DIAGEO PLC 0.19%
- ORIX CORPORATION 0.17%
- CSL LIMITED 0.16%
- GOODMAN GROUP 0.16%
- SEA LIMITED 0.16%
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- DFIC vs PXF · Invesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF 48.3%
- DFIC vs EFA · iShares MSCI EAFE ETF 46.5%
- DFIC vs FNDF · Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF 46.2%
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- IEFA vs JIRE · JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF 54.6%
- IEFA vs FNDF · Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF 53.9%
- IEFA vs VSGX · Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF 53.2%
- IEFA vs BBEU · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF 52.6%
- IEFA vs AVDE · Avantis International Equity ETF 49.1%
- IEFA vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 48.9%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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