ETF comparison
DFIC vs VSS
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
1,515 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and VSS would leave roughly 15.5% 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
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VSS 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 VSS.
Top shared holdings
1,515 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In VSS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| 2 | Games Workshop Group PLC | 0.09% | 0.24% | 0.09% |
| 3 | Accelleron Industries AG | 0.09% | 0.24% | 0.09% |
| 4 | BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 5 | Aritzia Inc. | 0.08% | 0.27% | 0.08% |
| 6 | GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA | 0.08% | 0.23% | 0.08% |
| 7 | JYSKE BANK A/S | 0.08% | 0.18% | 0.08% |
| 8 | NKT A/S | 0.07% | 0.20% | 0.07% |
| 9 | SAIPEM S.P.A. | 0.07% | 0.18% | 0.07% |
| 10 | DPM Metals Inc. | 0.07% | 0.21% | 0.07% |
| 11 | LION FINANCE GROUP PLC | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.07% |
| 12 | thyssenkrupp AG | 0.07% | 0.19% | 0.07% |
Only in DFIC
2,522 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
- SHELL PLC 0.98%
- Novartis AG 0.76%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72%
- Roche Holding AG 0.63%
- Nestle S.A. 0.62%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
- Allianz SE 0.48%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%
Only in VSS
3,303 total- Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.24%
- Aedifica SA 0.21%
- Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.18%
- LondonMetric Property PLC 0.17%
- abrdn plc 0.17%
- PrairieSky Royalty Ltd 0.16%
- G Mining Ventures Corp 0.16%
- NexGen Energy Ltd 0.16%
- Tritax Big Box REIT PLC 0.16%
- Macronix International Co Ltd 0.16%
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More comparisons with VSS
- VSS vs AVDE · Avantis International Equity ETF 14.6%
- VSS vs DFAI · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF 7.9%
- VSS vs VXUS · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 7.9%
- VSS vs VWO · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 7.8%
- VSS vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 7.7%
- VSS vs VGK · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF 7.5%
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/.
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