DFAI vs DIHP: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAI and DIHP hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and DFAI returned +16.3% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $17.5bn for Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF and $6.4bn for Dimensional International High Profitability ETF.

DFAI costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; DFAI is 2.7 times larger.

DFAIDIHP
Expense ratio0.18%0.27%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$17.5bn$6.4bn
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+13.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common41%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.2%18.8%
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20264.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+16.3%
DFAI total return, 1 year
+13.3%
DIHP total return, 1 year
0.18%
DFAI expense ratio
0.27%
DIHP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAI and DIHP hold 41% 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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41% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAI DIHP
ASML Holding N.V. 1.63% 3.51%
Roche Holding AG 1.05% 3.53%
Nestle S.A. 0.84% 1.98%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81% 0.95%
Novartis AG 0.67% 1.44%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59% 1.57%
Allianz SE 0.59% 0.72%
Tokyo Electron Limited 0.57% 1.28%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.55% 1.09%
Sony Group Corporation 0.54% 1.64%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.54% 1.25%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62% 0.52%
Only in DFAI
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16%
SHELL PLC 1.01%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.58%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.52%
BP P.L.C. 0.51%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.49%
Banco Santander, S.A. 0.43%
Only in DIHP
BP P.L.C. 1.10%
UNILEVER PLC 0.99%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.39%
DIAGEO PLC 0.38%
RELX PLC 0.31%
GSK PLC 0.10%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 0.00%
BCE INC. 0.00%

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On the same fields

DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
DIHP
Dimensional International High Profitability ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +13.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.0 pts −4.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.27%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3769 519
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $17.5bn $6.4bn

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

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.

DIHP in plain words

DIHP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% 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 519 positions, with the top ten at 18.8%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAI or DIHP?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAI returned +16.3% and DIHP +13.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFAI or DIHP?
DFAI is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAI and DIHP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAI and 0% of DIHP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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