ETF comparison
DFICvsVEA
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
2,642 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and VEA would leave roughly51.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VEA is 19 bps cheaper than DFIC. On a $100,000 position that's about $190/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DFIC vs VEA.
Top shared holdings
2,642 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In VEA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nestle S.A. | 0.63% | 0.82% | 0.63% |
| 2 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.56% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| 3 | Roche Holding AG | 0.51% | 0.89% | 0.51% |
| 4 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.82% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 5 | BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.42% | 0.65% | 0.42% |
| 6 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.40% | 0.87% | 0.40% |
| 7 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.38% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 8 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.38% | 0.50% | 0.38% |
| 9 | Siemens Energy AG | 0.37% | 0.45% | 0.37% |
| 10 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.34% | 0.42% | 0.34% |
| 11 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.31% | 0.38% | 0.31% |
| 12 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.31% | 0.67% | 0.31% |
Only in DFIC
1,378 total- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2.72%
- ASML Holding N.V.0.94%
- SHELL PLC0.89%
- Novartis AG0.78%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC0.46%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.0.41%
- BP P.L.C.0.38%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED0.27%
- STMicroelectronics N.V.0.17%
- UNILEVER PLC0.17%
Only in VEA
1,220 total- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.61%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.55%
- SK hynix Inc1.39%
- Shell PLC0.67%
- SoftBank Group Corp0.43%
- Unilever PLC0.39%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.35%
- SK Square Co Ltd0.31%
- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.25%
- Investor AB0.23%
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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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