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AVDE vs DFAI

Both International Developed.

Avantis International Equity ETF · Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
55.5 %

2,645 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AVDE and DFAI would leave roughly 55.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

AVDE only 44.3% Shared 55.5% DFAI only 37.9%
In AVDE only
642 positions
Shared
2,645 positions
In DFAI only
1,085 positions

Side by side

AVDE

Avantis International Equity ETF

Avantis · International Developed

86 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.23%
Net assets
$17.16B
TTM yield
2.43%
Top-10 conc.
7.2%
DFAI

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

Dimensional · International Developed

88 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.18%
Net assets
$16.83B
TTM yield
2.32%
Top-10 conc.
9.8%

Sub-score comparison

77
Cost
82
78
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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AVDE sub-score DFAI

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

Cost difference

DFAI is 5 bps cheaper than AVDE. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/yr more in fees for AVDE.

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 AVDE vs DFAI.

Top shared holdings

2,645 shared in total
# Holding In AVDE In DFAI Overlap
1 ASML Holding NV 1.15% 1.42% 1.15%
2 Novartis AG 0.67% 0.64% 0.64%
3 AstraZeneca PLC 0.57% 0.95% 0.57%
4 TotalEnergies SE 0.47% 0.65% 0.47%
5 Deutsche Telekom AG 0.44% 0.49% 0.44%
6 Advantest Corp 0.39% 0.49% 0.39%
7 Safran SA 0.57% 0.39% 0.39%
8 Allianz SE 0.37% 0.43% 0.37%
9 Fujikura Ltd 0.37% 0.51% 0.37%
10 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 0.36% 0.48% 0.36%
11 Nestle SA 0.35% 0.90% 0.35%
12 Zurich Insurance Group AG 0.42% 0.33% 0.33%

Only in AVDE

642 total
  • Roche Holding AG 1.00%
  • HSBC Holdings PLC 0.84%
  • Shell PLC 0.81%
  • GSK PLC 0.45%
  • BP PLC 0.43%
  • Barclays PLC 0.40%
  • ING Groep NV 0.38%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.36%
  • Lloyds Banking Group PLC 0.35%
  • Rio Tinto PLC 0.32%

Only in DFAI

1,085 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 1.51%
  • SHELL PLC 1.05%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.04%
  • Roche Holding AG 0.97%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.66%
  • TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.64%
  • BP P.L.C. 0.56%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.56%
  • Sony Group Corporation 0.48%
  • NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.44%

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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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