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DFAI vs FENI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAI and FENI hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and DFAI returned +16.3% over the year. Net assets: $17.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF, and $11.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Enhanced International ETF.

DFAI costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points.

DFAIFENI
Expense ratio0.18%0.28%
Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and FENI as of Sep 30, 2026$17.5bn$11.5bn
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+15.4%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common40%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.2%16.5%
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20265.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+16.3%
DFAI total return, 1 year
+15.4%
FENI total return, 1 year
0.18%
DFAI expense ratio
0.28%
FENI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAI and FENI hold 40% 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.

half

40% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAI FENI
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16% 1.31%
Roche Holding AG 1.05% 1.39%
SHELL PLC 1.01% 0.99%
Nestle S.A. 0.84% 1.74%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81% 0.81%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76% 0.73%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62% 0.64%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59% 1.19%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.58% 1.61%
Tokyo Electron Limited 0.57% 1.44%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.55% 1.07%
Sony Group Corporation 0.54% 1.03%
Only in DFAI
ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.49%
BARCLAYS PLC 0.41%
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 0.35%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED 0.34%
ENEL - SPA 0.32%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.32%
Only in FENI
INVESTOR AB 0.68%
ORIX CORP 0.66%
AERCAP HOLDINGS NV 0.61%
SEA LTD 0.59%
GSK PLC 0.55%
KYOCERA CORP 0.52%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.45%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.44%

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On the same fields

DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
FENI
Fidelity Enhanced International ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Fidelity
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +15.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.0 pts −1.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.28%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3769 386
Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and FENI as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.5bn $11.5bn

DFAI and FENI 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.

FENI in plain words

FENI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.4% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 386 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAI or FENI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAI returned +16.3% and FENI +15.4%.
Which is cheaper, DFAI or FENI?
DFAI is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAI and FENI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAI and 0% of FENI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DFAI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFAI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗FENI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FENI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Fidelity 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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