ETF comparison
DFIC vs VGK
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
Holdings overlap
937 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and VGK would leave roughly 40.2% 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
VGK is 16 bps cheaper than DFIC. On a $100,000 position that's about $160/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 VGK.
Top shared holdings
937 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In VGK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.72% | 1.05% | 0.72% |
| 2 | Roche Holding AG | 0.63% | 1.91% | 0.63% |
| 3 | Nestle S.A. | 0.62% | 1.60% | 0.62% |
| 4 | Allianz SE | 0.48% | 1.18% | 0.48% |
| 5 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.45% | 1.04% | 0.45% |
| 6 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.41% | 0.66% | 0.41% |
| 7 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.40% | 0.88% | 0.40% |
| 8 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.37% | 0.58% | 0.37% |
| 9 | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft | 0.38% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| 10 | RIO TINTO PLC | 0.34% | 0.63% | 0.34% |
| 11 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.33% | 1.59% | 0.33% |
| 12 | BASF SE | 0.33% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
Only in DFIC
3,100 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%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42%
- BP P.L.C. 0.40%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36%
- Hitachi, Ltd. 0.32%
Only in VGK
291 total- Unilever PLC 0.83%
- Air Liquide SA 0.48%
- Investor AB 0.46%
- L'Oreal SA 0.35%
- Diageo PLC 0.30%
- 3i Group PLC 0.24%
- STMicroelectronics NV 0.21%
- Engie SA 0.20%
- Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 0.16%
- Sampo Oyj 0.15%
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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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