ETF comparison
DFIVvsIEFA
International Total vs International Developed.
Dimensional International Value ETF · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Holdings overlap
468 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIV and IEFA would leave roughly31.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
IEFA is 20 bps cheaper than DFIV. On a $100,000 position that's about $200/yr more in fees for DFIV.
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 DFIV vs IEFA.
Top shared holdings
468 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIV | In IEFA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHELL PLC | 0.82% | 1.02% | 0.82% |
| 2 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 2.23% | 0.73% | 0.73% |
| 3 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 1.86% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
| 4 | Banco Santander, S.A. | 1.83% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| 5 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.68% | 1.24% | 0.68% |
| 6 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 0.90% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| 7 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. | 0.67% | 0.50% | 0.50% |
| 8 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.53% | 0.47% | 0.47% |
| 9 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.47% | 0.80% | 0.47% |
| 10 | UBS Group AG | 0.44% | 0.55% | 0.44% |
| 11 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.54% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| 12 | Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 0.51% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
Only in DFIV
99 total- SHELL PLC3.29%
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.65%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.21%
- BP P.L.C.1.19%
- Novartis AG0.68%
- FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED0.66%
- TOURMALINE OIL CORP.0.51%
- BANK OF MONTREAL0.47%
- Amrize AG0.42%
- THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA0.40%
Only in IEFA
2,153 total- ASML Holding N.V.2.21%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC1.16%
- Roche Holding AG1.13%
- Novartis AG1.11%
- Nestle S.A.1.03%
- Siemens Aktiengesellschaft0.89%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.83%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED0.79%
- SAP SE0.69%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE0.69%
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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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