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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. CWI DFIC \n Expense ratio 0.30% 0.22% \n Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.9bn $14.8bn \n Total return, 1 year +17.8% +17.4% \n What it tracks not read by ETFIQ No index, actively managed \n Holdings in ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, CWI against DFIC, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/cwi-vs-dfic","a":{"ticker":"CWI","name":"State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"CWI tracks an index and returned +17.8% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/cwi","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+17.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.30%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"1110","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22123.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"3.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jun 1, 2026","value":"$0.4739","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2.9bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"DFIC","name":"Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF","issuer":"Dimensional","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"DFIC is actively managed and returned +17.4% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dfic","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+17.4%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.22%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"4118","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"2.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 22, 2026","value":"$0.1852","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$14.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":40,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/cwi-vs-dfic"}