ETF comparison
DFIC vs EWG
Both International Developed.
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF · iShares MSCI Germany ETF
Holdings overlap
50 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIC and EWG would leave roughly 6.5% 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
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
DFIC is 27 bps cheaper than EWG. On a $100,000 position that's about $270/yr more in fees for EWG.
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 DFIC vs EWG.
Top shared holdings
50 shared in total| # | Holding | In DFIC | In EWG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allianz SE | 0.48% | 9.82% | 0.48% |
| 2 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 0.41% | 5.59% | 0.41% |
| 3 | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft | 0.38% | 2.77% | 0.38% |
| 4 | Infineon Technologies AG | 0.37% | 4.22% | 0.37% |
| 5 | BASF SE | 0.33% | 2.71% | 0.33% |
| 6 | Deutsche Post AG | 0.31% | 2.96% | 0.31% |
| 7 | E.ON SE | 0.30% | 2.30% | 0.30% |
| 8 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.29% | 12.19% | 0.29% |
| 9 | Siemens Energy AG | 0.28% | 6.32% | 0.28% |
| 10 | Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in Muenchen | 0.24% | 3.89% | 0.24% |
| 11 | Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft | 0.20% | 2.97% | 0.20% |
| 12 | Daimler Truck Holding AG | 0.18% | 1.23% | 0.18% |
Only in DFIC
3,987 total- ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
- SHELL PLC 0.98%
- Novartis AG 0.76%
- TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72%
- Roche Holding AG 0.63%
- Nestle S.A. 0.62%
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%
- ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45%
Only in EWG
2 total- Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA 1.10%
- Delivery Hero SE 0.35%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with DFIC
- DFIC vs EWU · iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF 6.2%
- DFIC vs EWL · iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 5.1%
- DFIC vs EPP · iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF 4.9%
- DFIC vs BBAX · JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF 4.7%
- DFIC vs EWC · iShares MSCI Canada ETF 4.3%
- DFIC vs EWA · iShares MSCI Australia ETF 3.1%
More comparisons with EWG
- EWG vs VEA · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 5.7%
- EWG vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 5.6%
- EWG vs AVDE · Avantis International Equity ETF 5.6%
- EWG vs IXUS · iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF 4.5%
- EWG vs VXUS · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 4.4%
- EWG vs VT · Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 1.7%
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/.
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.