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DFAI vs GSID: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAI and GSID hold 68% 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 $965m on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF.

DFAI costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points.

DFAIGSID
Expense ratio0.18%0.20%
Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026$17.5bn$965m
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+14.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSolactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index
Holdings in common68%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.2%13.2%
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20265.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+16.3%
DFAI total return, 1 year
+14.0%
GSID total return, 1 year
0.18%
DFAI expense ratio
0.20%
GSID expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAI and GSID hold 68% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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68% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAI GSID
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16% 1.44%
Roche Holding AG 1.05% 1.32%
SHELL PLC 1.01% 1.05%
Nestle S.A. 0.84% 1.17%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81% 1.25%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76% 0.95%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63% 0.90%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62% 0.79%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59% 1.00%
Allianz SE 0.59% 0.76%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.58% 1.01%
Tokyo Electron Limited 0.57% 0.67%
Only in DFAI
ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%
Novartis AG 0.67%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.49%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED 0.34%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.32%
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.31%
Suncor Energy Inc. 0.31%
Only in GSID
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.75%
INVESTOR AB 0.32%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.21%
GOODMAN GROUP 0.20%
ORIX CORP 0.20%
3I GROUP PLC 0.14%
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC 0.13%
KYOCERA CORP 0.13%

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On the same fields

DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
GSID
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Goldman Sachs
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +14.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.0 pts −3.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3769 892
Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026 $17.5bn $965m

DFAI and GSID 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.

GSID in plain words

GSID tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 892 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAI or GSID?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAI returned +16.3% and GSID +14.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFAI or GSID?
DFAI is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAI and GSID overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAI and 0% of GSID 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 ↗GSID filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSID prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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