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DFAI vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAI and VIGI hold 17% 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 $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

VIGI costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points.

DFAIVIGI
Expense ratio0.18%0.07%
Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026$17.5bn$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year+16.3%+7.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.2%35.4%
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20264.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+16.3%
DFAI total return, 1 year
+7.3%
VIGI total return, 1 year
0.18%
DFAI expense ratio
0.07%
VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAI and VIGI hold 17% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAI VIGI
Roche Holding AG 1.05% 3.40%
Nestle S.A. 0.84% 3.52%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.76% 4.63%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68% 4.61%
Sony Group Corporation 0.54% 2.60%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.49% 3.46%
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.47% 2.47%
Hitachi, Ltd. 0.46% 2.63%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.44% 3.18%
SAP SE 0.42% 3.84%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 0.39% 2.81%
Iberdrola, S.A. 0.37% 2.48%
Only in DFAI
ASML Holding N.V. 1.63%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.16%
SHELL PLC 1.01%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%
Novartis AG 0.67%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.63%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.62%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.59%
Only in VIGI
Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%
Infosys Ltd 0.70%
SLBBH1142 0.41%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 0.39%
America Movil SAB de CV 0.36%
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT 0.34%
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd 0.33%
Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd 0.33%

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On the same fields

DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
VIGI
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.3% +7.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.0 pts −10.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3769 343
Net assets, DFAI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.5bn $8.8bn

DFAI and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAI or VIGI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAI returned +16.3% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFAI or VIGI?
VIGI is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAI and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAI and 0% of VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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