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DFIC vs VEA

Both International Developed.

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
53.2 %

2,651 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and VEA would leave roughly 53.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFIC only 42.1% Shared 53.2% VEA only 45.2%
In DFIC only
1,369 positions
Shared
2,651 positions
In VEA only
1,230 positions

Side by side

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.22%
Net assets
$14.22B
TTM yield
2.39%
Top-10 conc.
8.9%
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

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

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

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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DFIC vs VEA.

Top shared holdings

2,651 shared in total
# Holding In DFIC In VEA Overlap
1 Nestle S.A. 0.63% 0.87% 0.63%
2 TOTALENERGIES SE 0.82% 0.57% 0.57%
3 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56% 0.76% 0.56%
4 Roche Holding AG 0.51% 0.96% 0.51%
5 Deutsche Telekom AG 0.45% 0.44% 0.44%
6 BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 0.61% 0.42%
7 ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.40% 1.01% 0.40%
8 ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.38% 0.44% 0.38%
9 Siemens Energy AG 0.37% 0.44% 0.37%
10 UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.34% 0.37% 0.34%
11 RIO TINTO PLC 0.36% 0.33% 0.33%
12 Hitachi, Ltd. 0.31% 0.44% 0.31%

Only in DFIC

1,369 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 2.72%
  • ASML Holding N.V. 0.94%
  • SHELL PLC 0.89%
  • Novartis AG 0.78%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.46%
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.41%
  • BP P.L.C. 0.38%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.27%
  • STMicroelectronics N.V. 0.17%
  • UNILEVER PLC 0.17%

Only in VEA

1,230 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.88%
  • SK hynix Inc 1.05%
  • Shell PLC 0.90%
  • Unilever PLC 0.40%
  • 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%

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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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