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ETF comparison

DISV vs EFG

Both International Developed.

Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.2 %

7 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DISV and EFG would leave roughly 0.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DISV unmatched 96.3% Shared 0.2% EFG unmatched 99.5%

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.

In DISV only
1,594 positions
Shared
7 positions
In EFG only
352 positions

Side by side

DISV

Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

76 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.42%
Net assets
$5.18B
TTM yield
2.69%
Top-10 conc.
6.5%
EFG

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

iShares · International Developed

80 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.34%
Net assets
$15.03B
TTM yield
2.37%
Top-10 conc.
21.1%

Sub-score comparison

58
Cost
66
78
Tax efficiency
78
88
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
84
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Tracking quality
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DISV sub-score EFG

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

EFG is 8 bps cheaper than DISV. On a $100,000 position that's about $80/yr more in fees for DISV.

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 DISV vs EFG.

Top shared holdings

7 shared in total
# Holding In DISV In EFG Overlap
1 TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.15% 0.07% 0.07%
2 Acciona, S.A. 0.10% 0.06% 0.06%
3 Barry Callebaut AG 0.07% 0.05% 0.05%
4 EDP RENEWABLES SOCIEDAD ANONIMA 0.11% 0.05% 0.05%
5 MARKS AND SPENCER GROUP P.L.C. 0.00% 0.11% 0.00%
6 Banco Comercial Portugues, S.A. 0.00% 0.05% 0.00%
7 Galp Energia, SGPS, S.A. 0.00% 0.06% 0.00%

Only in DISV

1,594 total
  • Swiss Prime Site AG 0.89%
  • CARREFOUR SA 0.76%
  • SYENSQO NV 0.70%
  • Fresenius Medical Care AG 0.67%
  • KINGFISHER PLC 0.62%
  • ALSTOM SA 0.59%
  • Evonik Industries AG 0.57%
  • VALEO SE 0.57%
  • Adecco Group AG 0.56%
  • LION FINANCE GROUP PLC 0.55%

Only in EFG

352 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 5.92%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 2.38%
  • COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.94%
  • SAP SE 1.77%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 1.71%
  • UBS Group AG 1.56%
  • ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.55%
  • ABB Ltd 1.43%
  • NOVO NORDISK A/S 1.41%
  • Tokyo Electron Limited 1.39%

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/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.