ETF comparison

DISVvsVSS

Both International Developed.

Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
19.4%

777 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DISV and VSS would leave roughly19.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DISV only 78.2%Shared 19.4%VSS only 79.2%
In DISV only
757 positions
Shared
777 positions
In VSS only
4,023 positions

Side by side

DISV

Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

76composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.42%
Net assets
$5.29B
TTM yield
2.34%
Top-10 conc.
8.9%
VSS

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$14.47B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
8.7%

Sub-score comparison

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Cost
94
78
Tax efficiency
77
88
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
DISVsub-scoreVSS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VSS is 36 bps cheaper than DISV. On a $100,000 position that's about $360/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 thecost calculator pre-filled with DISV vs VSS.

Top shared holdings

777 shared in total
#HoldingIn DISVIn VSSOverlap
1South Bow Corporation0.25%0.19%0.19%
2Aurubis AG0.53%0.19%0.19%
3OceanaGold Corporation0.22%0.19%0.19%
4voestalpine AG0.51%0.17%0.17%
5thyssenkrupp AG0.26%0.16%0.16%
6SSR MINING INC.0.24%0.16%0.16%
7JYSKE BANK A/S0.35%0.15%0.15%
8SBM Offshore N.V.0.25%0.15%0.15%
9CAPSTONE COPPER CORP.0.40%0.15%0.15%
10AL Sydbank A/S0.49%0.14%0.14%
11LION FINANCE GROUP PLC0.67%0.14%0.14%
12INVESTEC PLC0.16%0.13%0.13%

Only in DISV

757 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP2.82%
  • Swiss Prime Site AG0.83%
  • CARREFOUR SA0.79%
  • MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION0.66%
  • The Swatch Group Ltd0.60%
  • Evonik Industries AG0.57%
  • SYENSQO NV0.55%
  • TELECOM ITALIA SPA0.50%
  • ALSTOM SA0.50%
  • RENAULT SA0.48%

Only in VSS

4,023 total
  • Aritzia Inc0.27%
  • Accelleron Industries AG0.27%
  • Finning International Inc0.26%
  • Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA0.24%
  • Macronix International Co Ltd0.24%
  • Games Workshop Group PLC0.23%
  • WinWay Technology Co Ltd0.23%
  • Taiwan Union Technology Corp0.22%
  • Subsea 7 SA0.22%
  • NKT A/S0.21%

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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.