CORO vs DFIC: Differences, Returns & Fees
CORO and DFIC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CORO returned +22.5% over the year. Net assets: $13.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF, and $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF.
DFIC costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points; DFIC is 1.9 times larger.
| CORO | DFIC | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.22% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $7.8bn | $14.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.5% | +17.4% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 77.4% | 6.9% |
| Below its high | 3.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CORO and DFIC hold 0% 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 and Oct 9, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
CORO and DFIC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CORO in plain words
CORO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 27 positions, with the top ten at 77.4%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
DFIC in plain words
DFIC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.22% 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 4,118 positions, with the top ten at 6.9%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CORO or DFIC?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORO returned +22.5% and DFIC +17.4%.
- Which is cheaper, CORO or DFIC?
- DFIC is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 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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