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DDWM vs DFAI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DDWM and DFAI hold 57% of their weight in the same names, and DFAI returned +16.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.4bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund, and $17.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF.

DFAI costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points.

DDWMDFAI
Expense ratio0.40%0.18%
Net assets, DDWM as of Jun 30, 2026 and DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026$1.4bn$17.5bn
Total return, 1 year+12.0%+16.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common57%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund11.2%9.2%
Below its high4.2%, high on Aug 13, 20264.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+12.0%
DDWM total return, 1 year
+16.3%
DFAI total return, 1 year
0.40%
DDWM expense ratio
0.18%
DFAI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DDWM and DFAI hold 57% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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57% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DDWM DFAI
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.67% 1.16%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.06% 1.05%
SHELL PLC 0.96% 1.01%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.18% 0.84%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.73% 0.76%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.64% 0.81%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.97% 0.63%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.85% 0.59%
ALLIANZ SE 0.74% 0.59%
SIEMENS AG 0.61% 0.58%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 0.63% 0.57%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.55% 0.52%
Only in DDWM
ROHM COMPANY LTD 0.11%
INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GROUP SA 0.10%
SCENTRE GROUP LTD 0.10%
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC 0.10%
BACHEM HOLDING AG 0.10%
GOODMAN GROUP 0.09%
KLEPIERRE SA 0.08%
CAREL INDUSTRIES SPA 0.08%
Only in DFAI
ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%
Novartis AG 0.67%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.49%
Siemens Energy AG 0.38%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED 0.34%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.32%

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On the same fields

DDWM
WisdomTree Dynamic International Equity Fund
DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree Dimensional
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +12.0% +16.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −5.2 pts −1.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1461 3769
Net assets, DDWM as of Jun 30, 2026 and DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.4bn $17.5bn

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

DDWM in plain words

DDWM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,461 positions, with the top ten at 11.2%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

DFAI in plain words

DFAI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DDWM or DFAI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DDWM returned +12.0% and DFAI +16.3%.
Which is cheaper, DDWM or DFAI?
DFAI is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DDWM and DFAI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DDWM and 0% of DFAI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DDWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DDWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree 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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