ETF comparison
DLS vs VSS
Both International Developed.
WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
593 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DLS and VSS would leave roughly 18.5% 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
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · International Developed
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VSS is 52 bps cheaper than DLS. On a $100,000 position that's about $520/yr more in fees for DLS.
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 DLS vs VSS.
Top shared holdings
593 shared in total| # | Holding | In DLS | In VSS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AIXTRON SE | 0.26% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| 2 | MAN GROUP PLC | 0.54% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| 3 | LOOMIS AB | 0.23% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 4 | VALEO SE | 0.29% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 5 | PLUS500 LTD | 0.64% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 6 | TEL AVIV STOCK EXCHANGE LTD (THE) | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 7 | KONINKLIJKE BAM GROEP NV | 0.23% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 8 | DAISHI HOKUETSU FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 0.30% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 9 | INFICON HOLDING AG | 0.25% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
| 10 | MITIE GROUP PLC | 0.17% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 11 | TP ICAP GROUP PLC | 0.39% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| 12 | DERWENT LONDON PLC | 0.25% | 0.09% | 0.09% |
Only in DLS
427 total- TAIYO YUDEN CO LTD 0.57%
- FIBI HOLDINGS LTD 0.43%
- DAH SING BANKING GROUP LTD 0.37%
- VENTURE CORP LTD 0.36%
- SHUFERSAL LTD 0.32%
- MEGA OR HOLDINGS LTD 0.31%
- SPAREBANK 1 NORD-NORGE ASA 0.31%
- SWIRE PACIFIC LTD 0.29%
- NETLINK NBN TRUST 0.29%
- HYSAN DEVELOPMENT CO LTD 0.28%
Only in VSS
4,225 total- Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.27%
- Aritzia Inc 0.27%
- Finning International Inc 0.24%
- Storebrand ASA 0.24%
- Accelleron Industries AG 0.24%
- Games Workshop Group PLC 0.24%
- Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.24%
- Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 0.23%
- South Bow Corp 0.22%
- Subsea 7 SA 0.21%
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More comparisons with VSS
- VSS vs DFIC · Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF 15.5%
- VSS vs AVDE · Avantis International Equity ETF 14.6%
- VSS vs DFAI · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF 7.9%
- VSS vs VXUS · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 7.9%
- VSS vs VWO · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 7.8%
- VSS vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 7.7%
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/.
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