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DFAX vs DIHP: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAX and DIHP hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and DFAX returned +20.9% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $12.0bn for Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF and $6.4bn for Dimensional International High Profitability ETF.

DIHP costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; DFAX is 1.9 times larger.

DFAXDIHP
Expense ratio0.28%0.27%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$12.0bn$6.4bn
Total return, 1 year+20.9%+13.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.2%18.8%
Below its high3.4%, high on Sep 4, 20264.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+20.9%
DFAX total return, 1 year
+13.3%
DIHP total return, 1 year
0.28%
DFAX expense ratio
0.27%
DIHP expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAX and DIHP hold 25% 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.

half

25% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAX DIHP
Novartis AG 0.67% 1.44%
ASML Holding N.V. 0.62% 3.51%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.54% 0.52%
Nestle S.A. 0.40% 1.98%
Roche Holding AG 0.39% 3.53%
Fujikura Ltd. 0.31% 0.32%
Allianz SE 0.30% 0.72%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.26% 1.25%
Deutsche Telekom AG 0.26% 0.99%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.25% 1.57%
BP P.L.C. 0.25% 1.10%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.38% 0.25%
Only in DFAX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 1.86%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.34%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 0.99%
SK hynix Inc. 0.81%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.49%
SHELL PLC 0.48%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.29%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.28%
Only in DIHP
BW LPG Limited 0.00%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson 0.00%
FORMULA SYSTEMS (1985) LTD 0.00%
WASTE CONNECTIONS, INC. 0.00%

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On the same fields

DFAX
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
DIHP
Dimensional International High Profitability ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Dimensional
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +20.9% +13.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.6 pts −4.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.28% 0.27%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 10481 519
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $12.0bn $6.4bn

DFAX and DIHP on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DFAX in plain words

DFAX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% 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 10,481 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

DIHP in plain words

DIHP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% 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 519 positions, with the top ten at 18.8%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or DIHP?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and DIHP +13.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFAX or DIHP?
DIHP is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAX and DIHP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of DIHP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DFAX and DIHP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFAX and DIHP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional 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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