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DFAX vs GSID: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAX and GSID hold 34% 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 $965m on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF.

GSID costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points.

DFAXGSID
Expense ratio0.28%0.20%
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026$12.0bn$965m
Total return, 1 year+20.9%+14.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSolactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index
Holdings in common34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.2%13.2%
Below its high3.4%, high on Sep 4, 20265.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+20.9%
DFAX total return, 1 year
+14.0%
GSID total return, 1 year
0.28%
DFAX expense ratio
0.20%
GSID expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAX and GSID hold 34% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

half

34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAX GSID
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.54% 0.79%
Nestle S.A. 0.40% 1.17%
Roche Holding AG 0.39% 1.32%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.38% 0.90%
Allianz SE 0.30% 0.76%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.27% 0.95%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.26% 0.53%
Deutsche Telekom AG 0.26% 0.53%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.25% 1.00%
UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.24% 0.54%
ENGIE SA 0.24% 0.24%
Sony Group Corporation 0.23% 0.58%
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%
Novartis AG 0.67%
ASML Holding N.V. 0.62%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.49%
SHELL PLC 0.48%
Only in GSID
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.75%
INVESTOR AB 0.32%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.21%
GOODMAN GROUP 0.20%
ORIX CORP 0.20%
3I GROUP PLC 0.14%
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC 0.13%
KYOCERA CORP 0.13%

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On the same fields

DFAX
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
GSID
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Goldman Sachs
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +20.9% +14.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.6 pts −3.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.28% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 10481 892
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026 $12.0bn $965m

DFAX and GSID 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.

GSID in plain words

GSID tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 892 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or GSID?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and GSID +14.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFAX or GSID?
GSID is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAX and GSID overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of GSID by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DFAX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFAX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗GSID filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSID prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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