Which returned more over the last year, BKIE or DFSI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BKIE returned +14.8% and DFSI +12.2%.

Which is cheaper, BKIE or DFSI?

BKIE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do BKIE and DFSI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BKIE and 0% of DFSI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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BKIE vs DFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

BKIE and DFSI hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and BKIE returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $1.3bn for BNY Mellon International Equity ETF and $1.1bn for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF.

BKIE costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; BKIE is 1.1 times larger.

	BKIE	DFSI
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.3bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+12.2%
What it tracks	Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex United States Large & Mid Cap USD Index NTR	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	52%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.2%	9.7%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+14.8%

BKIE total return, 1 year

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

0.04%

BKIE expense ratio

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BKIE and DFSI hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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52% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BKIE DFSI

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.19% 1.29%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.13% 0.81%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.70% 0.77%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.99% 0.66%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.64% 0.77%

ALLIANZ SE 0.73% 0.61%

ABB LTD (CH) 0.61% 0.56%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.79% 0.56%

ADVANTEST CORP 0.57% 0.55%

SONY GROUP CORP 0.55% 0.57%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.55% 0.59%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.79% 0.54%

Only in BKIE

SHELL PLC 1.00%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.00%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.78%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.68%

UNILEVER PLC 0.53%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.49%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.48%

L'AIR LIQUIDE SA 0.47%

Only in DFSI

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48%

Novartis AG 1.09%

UNILEVER PLC 0.54%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.52%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.31%

RELX PLC 0.31%

NN Group N.V. 0.28%

ASR Nederland N.V. 0.25%

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On the same fields

BKIE

BNY Mellon International Equity ETF

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer BNY Mellon Dimensional

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +12.2%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.5 pts −5.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.1%

Holdings 975 2798

Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.3bn $1.1bn

BKIE and DFSI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BKIE in plain words

BKIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 975 positions, with the top ten at 12.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

DFSI in plain words

DFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 2,798 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BKIE or DFSI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BKIE returned +14.8% and DFSI +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, BKIE or DFSI?: BKIE is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BKIE and DFSI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BKIE and 0% of DFSI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

BKIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BKIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BNY Mellon website ↗DFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFSI 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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