DFAW vs FEGE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFAW and FEGE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FEGE returned +18.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional World Equity ETF, and $1.9bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Global Equity ETF.
DFAW costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.
| DFAW | FEGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.50% |
| Net assets, DFAW as of Jul 31, 2026 and FEGE as of May 31, 2026 | $1.6bn | $1.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +18.5% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not published |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 99.9% | 23.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
DFAW and FEGE are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. DFAW follows No index, actively managed and FEGE follows not published.
- Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
- Number of holdings. DFAW holds 5 positions and FEGE holds 94.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFAW and FEGE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
DFAW and FEGE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About DFAW
DFAW is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +17.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World IMI Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%.
About FEGE
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +18.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI WORLD INDEX Net. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 45% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 94 positions, with the top ten at 23.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFAW or FEGE?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAW returned +17.7% and FEGE +18.5%.
- Which is cheaper, DFAW or FEGE?
- DFAW is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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