Which returned more over the last year, DFAI or IQLT?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAI returned +16.3% and IQLT +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, DFAI or IQLT?

DFAI is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFAI and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAI and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFAI vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAI and IQLT hold 27% 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 $13.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

DFAI costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points.

	DFAI	IQLT
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.30%
Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026	$17.5bn	$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+14.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	27%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.2%	23.7%
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.3%

DFAI total return, 1 year

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

0.18%

DFAI expense ratio

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAI and IQLT hold 27% 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 and Oct 9, 2026.

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27% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFAI IQLT

ASML Holding N.V. 1.63% 6.01%

SHELL PLC 1.01% 1.85%

Nestle S.A. 0.84% 1.69%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81% 1.59%

Novartis AG 0.67% 1.67%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62% 1.34%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59% 1.54%

Allianz SE 0.59% 2.57%

Tokyo Electron Limited 0.57% 1.40%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.55% 1.41%

ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.54% 2.24%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.44% 1.30%

Only in DFAI

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63%

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.58%

Sony Group Corporation 0.54%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.52%

BP P.L.C. 0.51%

Only in IQLT

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.09%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.92%

DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.86%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.80%

LVMH 0.80%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.71%

GLAXOSMITHKLINE 0.67%

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On the same fields

DFAI

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +14.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −1.0 pts −2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 3769 294

Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 $17.5bn $13.6bn

DFAI and IQLT 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.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAI or IQLT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAI returned +16.3% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, DFAI or IQLT?: DFAI is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAI and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAI and 0% of IQLT 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 ↗IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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