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DFAX vs DMXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAX and DMXF hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and DFAX returned +20.9% over the year. Net assets: $12.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF, and $1.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF.

DMXF costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points.

DFAXDMXF
Expense ratio0.28%0.12%
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and DMXF as of Oct 9, 2026$12.0bn$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year+20.9%+15.5%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.2%22.8%
Below its high3.4%, high on Sep 4, 20263.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+20.9%
DFAX total return, 1 year
+15.5%
DMXF total return, 1 year
0.28%
DFAX expense ratio
0.12%
DMXF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAX and DMXF hold 15% 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.

half

15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAX DMXF
Novartis AG 0.67% 2.45%
ASML Holding N.V. 0.62% 6.50%
Fujikura Ltd. 0.31% 0.48%
Allianz SE 0.30% 1.66%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.27% 2.18%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.26% 1.79%
Infineon Technologies AG 0.23% 0.80%
ABB Ltd 0.19% 1.39%
ORANGE SA 0.18% 0.27%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.16% 1.63%
Tokyo Electron Limited 0.16% 1.63%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 0.15% 1.40%
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%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.54%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.49%
SHELL PLC 0.48%
Nestle S.A. 0.40%
Only in DMXF
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 1.11%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.73%
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.67%
MACQUARIE GROUP LTD DEF 0.60%
DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG 0.57%
NORDEA BANK 0.54%
NOKIA 0.49%
HERMES INTERNATIONAL 0.46%

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On the same fields

DFAX
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
DMXF
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +20.9% +15.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.6 pts −1.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.28% 0.12%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 10481 396
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and DMXF as of Oct 9, 2026 $12.0bn $1.0bn

DFAX and DMXF 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.

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% 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 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or DMXF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and DMXF +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, DFAX or DMXF?
DMXF is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAX and DMXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of DMXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
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DFAX on its own →DMXF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
DFAX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFAX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗DMXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DMXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DMXF ↗

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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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