Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or IMTM?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and IMTM +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFAX or IMTM?

DFAX is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFAX and IMTM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of IMTM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFAX vs IMTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAX and IMTM hold 18% 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 $4.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF.

DFAX costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points.

	DFAX	IMTM
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.30%
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and IMTM as of Oct 9, 2026	$12.0bn	$4.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.9%	+15.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	18%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.2%	24.4%
Below its high	3.4%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.3%, high on Aug 17, 2026

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

+20.9%

DFAX total return, 1 year

+15.3%

IMTM total return, 1 year

0.28%

DFAX expense ratio

0.30%

IMTM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAX and IMTM hold 18% 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.

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18% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFAX IMTM

Novartis AG 0.67% 1.83%

ASML Holding N.V. 0.62% 5.21%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.54% 1.67%

SHELL PLC 0.48% 1.91%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.36% 3.16%

Fujikura Ltd. 0.31% 0.59%

Allianz SE 0.30% 1.10%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.28% 2.80%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.27% 1.68%

ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.26% 1.86%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.25% 1.51%

ENGIE SA 0.24% 0.41%

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%

Nestle S.A. 0.40%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.38%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.29%

Only in IMTM

TORONTO DOMINION 2.25%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.73%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.88%

BP PLC 0.82%

NOKIA 0.65%

ENI 0.61%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.59%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.56%

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On the same fields

DFAX

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

IMTM

iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor 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% +15.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +3.6 pts −2.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 10481 301

Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and IMTM as of Oct 9, 2026 $12.0bn $4.2bn

DFAX and IMTM 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.

IMTM in plain words

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% 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 301 positions, with the top ten at 24.4%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or IMTM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and IMTM +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFAX or IMTM?: DFAX is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAX and IMTM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of IMTM 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 ↗IMTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMTM ↗

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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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