ETF comparison
DFIC vs VXUS
International Developed vs International Total.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
2,676 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and VXUS would leave roughly 44.1% 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
VXUS is 17 bps cheaper than DFIC. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/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 VXUS.
Top shared holdings
2,676 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In VXUS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roche Holding AG | 0.63% | 0.70% | 0.63% |
| 2 | Nestle S.A. | 0.62% | 0.59% | 0.59% |
| 3 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.46% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 4 | Allianz SE | 0.48% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| 5 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 0.72% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| 6 | ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 0.45% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
| 7 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.36% | 0.55% | 0.36% |
| 8 | ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.33% | 0.58% | 0.33% |
| 9 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.40% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 10 | Hitachi, Ltd. | 0.32% | 0.33% | 0.32% |
| 11 | Sony Group Corporation | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.31% |
| 12 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.29% | 0.55% | 0.29% |
Only in DFIC
1,361 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%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.26%
- LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 0.18%
- UNILEVER PLC 0.17%
- NATWEST GROUP PLC 0.15%
Only in VXUS
6,060 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.10%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
- SK hynix Inc 1.43%
- Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.87%
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.63%
- Shell PLC 0.58%
- MediaTek Inc 0.36%
- Unilever PLC 0.31%
- SoftBank Group Corp 0.27%
- China Construction Bank Corp 0.24%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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