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APIE vs DFAI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APIE returned +11.9% to DFAI's +19.6%; 35% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for ActivePassive International Equity ETF, and $17.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF.

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At a glance
+11.9%
APIE total return, 1 year
+19.6%
DFAI total return, 1 year
0.45%
APIE expense ratio
0.18%
DFAI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DFAI costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.7 points.

APIE vs DFAI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAPIEDFAI
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.9%+19.6%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Aug 10, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.18%
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026$1.2bn$17.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.4%9.2%

Method

What they share

35%

By the books each fund has filed, APIE and DFAI hold 35% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APIE DFAI
ASML Holding NV 1.75% 1.63%
Roche Holding AG 1.09% 1.05%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% 1.16%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.01% 0.81%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 0.69% 0.76%
Novartis AG 0.81% 0.67%
Nestle SA 0.66% 0.84%
Allianz SE 0.75% 0.59%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.83% 0.55%
Deutsche Telekom AG 0.69% 0.44%
Schneider Electric SE 0.46% 0.44%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.41% 0.52%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APIE
TSMC 11.50%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.46%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.51%
Siemens AG 0.95%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 0.72%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.65%
British American Tobacco PLC 0.54%
HDFC Bank Ltd 0.48%
Only in DFAI
SHELL PLC 1.01%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.58%
Sony Group Corporation 0.54%
BP P.L.C. 0.51%
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Side by side

APIE ActivePassive International Equity ETF DFAI Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Envestnet Dimensional
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +11.9% +19.6%
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.7% 0.0%
Holdings 547 3769
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.2bn $17.5bn

APIE and DFAI on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
APIE

APIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 547 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

DFAI

DFAI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,769 positions, with the top ten at 9.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APIE or DFAI?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APIE returned +11.9% and DFAI +19.6%.
Which is cheaper, APIE or DFAI?
DFAI is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do APIE and DFAI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of APIE and 0% of DFAI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
APIE on its own →DFAI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →APIE dividend history →APIE holdings →DFAI dividend history →DFAI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
APIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
APIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Envestnet website ↗
DFAI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DFAI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Dimensional website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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