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DISV vs VSS

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 roughly 19.4% 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

75 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.42%
Net assets
$4.66B
TTM yield
2.49%
Top-10 conc.
8.9%
VSS

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

Vanguard · International Developed

93 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$13.81B
TTM yield
3.23%
Top-10 conc.
8.7%

Sub-score comparison

58
Cost
94
78
Tax efficiency
77
86
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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DISV sub-score VSS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for 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 the cost calculator pre-filled with DISV vs VSS.

Top shared holdings

777 shared in total
# Holding In DISV In VSS Overlap
1 South Bow Corporation 0.25% 0.19% 0.19%
2 Aurubis AG 0.53% 0.19% 0.19%
3 OceanaGold Corporation 0.22% 0.19% 0.19%
4 voestalpine AG 0.51% 0.17% 0.17%
5 thyssenkrupp AG 0.26% 0.16% 0.16%
6 SSR MINING INC. 0.24% 0.16% 0.16%
7 JYSKE BANK A/S 0.35% 0.15% 0.15%
8 SBM Offshore N.V. 0.25% 0.15% 0.15%
9 CAPSTONE COPPER CORP. 0.40% 0.15% 0.15%
10 AL Sydbank A/S 0.49% 0.14% 0.14%
11 LION FINANCE GROUP PLC 0.67% 0.14% 0.14%
12 INVESTEC PLC 0.16% 0.13% 0.13%

Only in DISV

757 total
  • DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 2.82%
  • Swiss Prime Site AG 0.83%
  • CARREFOUR SA 0.79%
  • MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION 0.66%
  • The Swatch Group Ltd 0.60%
  • Evonik Industries AG 0.57%
  • SYENSQO NV 0.55%
  • TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.50%
  • ALSTOM SA 0.50%
  • RENAULT SA 0.48%

Only in VSS

4,023 total
  • Aritzia Inc 0.27%
  • Accelleron Industries AG 0.27%
  • Finning International Inc 0.26%
  • Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 0.24%
  • Macronix International Co Ltd 0.24%
  • Games Workshop Group PLC 0.23%
  • WinWay Technology Co Ltd 0.23%
  • Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.22%
  • Subsea 7 SA 0.22%
  • NKT A/S 0.21%

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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.