CGIE vs DFAX: Differences, Returns & Fees
CGIE and DFAX hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and DFAX returned +20.9% over the year. Net assets: $2.4bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group International Equity ETF, and $12.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF.
DFAX costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points.
| CGIE | DFAX | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.28% |
| Net assets, CGIE as of Oct 8, 2026 and DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 | $2.4bn | $12.0bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.5% | +20.9% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 10% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 27.7% | 8.2% |
| Below its high | 5.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 3.4%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CGIE and DFAX hold 10% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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10% in common
On the same fields
CGIE and DFAX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGIE in plain words
CGIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +8.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 73 positions, with the top ten at 27.7%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
DFAX in plain words
DFAX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% 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 10,481 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CGIE or DFAX?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGIE returned +8.5% and DFAX +20.9%.
- Which is cheaper, CGIE or DFAX?
- DFAX is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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