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DFAI vs HFXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAI and HFXI hold 66% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +21.6% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $17.5bn for Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF and $2.0bn for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF.

DFAI costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points; DFAI is 8.6 times larger.

DFAIHFXI
Expense ratio0.18%0.20%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$17.5bn$2.0bn
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+21.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common66%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.2%16.3%
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20263.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+16.3%
DFAI total return, 1 year
+21.6%
HFXI total return, 1 year
0.18%
DFAI expense ratio
0.20%
HFXI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAI and HFXI hold 66% 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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66% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAI HFXI
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16% 1.38%
Roche Holding AG 1.05% 1.22%
SHELL PLC 1.01% 0.98%
Nestle S.A. 0.84% 0.98%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81% 0.97%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76% 0.96%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63% 0.80%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62% 0.67%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59% 0.87%
Allianz SE 0.59% 0.75%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.58% 0.92%
Tokyo Electron Limited 0.57% 0.60%
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%
Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. 0.38%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED 0.34%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.32%
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.31%
Only in HFXI
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.70%
SK HYNIX INC 2.61%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.48%
INVESTOR AB 0.38%
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS 0.34%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 0.29%
ORIX CORP 0.20%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0.19%

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On the same fields

DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
HFXI
NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional New York Life Investments
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.0 pts +4.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3769 801
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $17.5bn $2.0bn

DFAI and HFXI 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.

HFXI in plain words

HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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 Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 801 positions, with the top ten at 16.3%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAI or HFXI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAI returned +16.3% and HFXI +21.6%.
Which is cheaper, DFAI or HFXI?
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 HFXI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAI and 0% of HFXI 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 ↗HFXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗New York Life Investments 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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