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DFIV vs IEFA

International Total vs International Developed.

Dimensional International Value ETF · iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
31.5 %

468 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of DFIV and IEFA would leave roughly 31.5% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

DFIV only 62.6% Shared 31.5% IEFA only 67.5%
In DFIV only
99 positions
Shared
468 positions
In IEFA only
2,153 positions

Side by side

DFIV

Dimensional International Value ETF

Dimensional · International Total

83 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.27%
Net assets
$19.86B
TTM yield
2.63%
Top-10 conc.
16.7%
IEFA

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

iShares · International Developed

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$186.54B
TTM yield
3.37%
Top-10 conc.
11.4%

Sub-score comparison

73
Cost
93
78
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
90
Concentration
98
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Tracking quality
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DFIV sub-score IEFA

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

Cost difference

IEFA is 20 bps cheaper than DFIV. On a $100,000 position that's about $200/yr more in fees for DFIV.

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 DFIV vs IEFA.

Top shared holdings

468 shared in total
# Holding In DFIV In IEFA Overlap
1 SHELL PLC 0.82% 1.02% 0.82%
2 TOTALENERGIES SE 2.23% 0.73% 0.73%
3 TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1.86% 0.71% 0.71%
4 Banco Santander, S.A. 1.83% 0.70% 0.70%
5 HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.68% 1.24% 0.68%
6 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 0.90% 0.51% 0.51%
7 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. 0.67% 0.50% 0.50%
8 Deutsche Telekom AG 0.53% 0.47% 0.47%
9 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.47% 0.80% 0.47%
10 UBS Group AG 0.44% 0.55% 0.44%
11 UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.54% 0.43% 0.43%
12 Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 0.51% 0.42% 0.42%

Only in DFIV

99 total
  • SHELL PLC 3.29%
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 1.65%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.21%
  • BP P.L.C. 1.19%
  • Novartis AG 0.68%
  • FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.66%
  • TOURMALINE OIL CORP. 0.51%
  • BANK OF MONTREAL 0.47%
  • Amrize AG 0.42%
  • THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.40%

Only in IEFA

2,153 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 2.21%
  • ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.16%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.13%
  • Novartis AG 1.11%
  • Nestle S.A. 1.03%
  • Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.89%
  • COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.83%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.79%
  • SAP SE 0.69%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.69%

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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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