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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. DFAW VT \n Expense ratio 0.24% 0.06% \n Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.6bn $97.9bn \n Total return, 1 year +19.2% +17.1% \n What it tracks No index, active","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, DFAW against VT, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dfaw-vs-vt","a":{"ticker":"DFAW","name":"Dimensional World Equity ETF","issuer":"Dimensional","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"DFAW is actively managed and returned +19.2% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dfaw","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+19.2%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.24%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"5","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"1.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 22, 2026","value":"$0.258","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VT","name":"Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"VT tracks an index of Total World Stock and returned +17.1% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/vt","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+17.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.06%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"10097","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22121.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"1.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 18, 2026","value":"$0.4084","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$81.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dfaw-vs-vt"}