ETF comparison
DFIVvsVEA
International Total vs International Developed.
Dimensional International Value ETF · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
512 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIV and VEA would leave roughly27.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VEA is 24 bps cheaper than DFIV. On a $100,000 position that's about $240/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 VEA.
Top shared holdings
512 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIV | In VEA | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.68% | 1.00% | 0.68% |
| 2 | SHELL PLC | 0.82% | 0.67% | 0.67% |
| 3 | Banco Santander, S.A. | 1.83% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| 4 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 1.86% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| 5 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.47% | 0.67% | 0.47% |
| 6 | TOTALENERGIES SE | 2.23% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| 7 | UBS Group AG | 0.44% | 0.48% | 0.44% |
| 8 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 0.90% | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| 9 | UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI | 0.54% | 0.42% | 0.42% |
| 10 | BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. | 0.67% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| 11 | BANK OF MONTREAL | 0.47% | 0.39% | 0.39% |
| 12 | COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA | 0.70% | 0.38% | 0.38% |
Only in DFIV
55 total- SHELL PLC3.29%
- DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.65%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.21%
- BP P.L.C.1.19%
- Novartis AG0.68%
- Banco Santander, S.A.0.40%
- UBS Group AG0.27%
- TELECOM ITALIA SPA0.26%
- BARCLAYS PLC0.25%
- Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft0.19%
Only in VEA
3,350 total- ASML Holding NV2.36%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.61%
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.55%
- SK hynix Inc1.39%
- Novartis AG0.90%
- Royal Bank of Canada0.90%
- Roche Holding AG0.89%
- AstraZeneca PLC0.87%
- Nestle SA0.82%
- Siemens AG0.73%
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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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