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DFAX vs MFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAX and MFSI hold 10% 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 $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF.

DFAX costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points.

DFAXMFSI
Expense ratio0.28%0.59%
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026$12.0bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+20.9%+11.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.2%27.9%
Below its high3.4%, high on Sep 4, 20263.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026

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

+20.9%
DFAX total return, 1 year
+11.3%
MFSI total return, 1 year
0.28%
DFAX expense ratio
0.59%
MFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAX and MFSI hold 10% 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.

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10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAX MFSI
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.34% 4.02%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 0.99% 7.86%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.54% 1.69%
Nestle S.A. 0.40% 0.60%
Roche Holding AG 0.39% 1.87%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.36% 0.66%
ENGIE SA 0.24% 1.51%
Sony Group Corporation 0.23% 1.01%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.23% 1.78%
Hitachi, Ltd. 0.23% 1.99%
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.19% 0.89%
ENI S.P.A. 0.19% 1.60%
Only in DFAX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 1.86%
SK hynix Inc. 0.81%
Novartis AG 0.67%
ASML Holding N.V. 0.62%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.49%
SHELL PLC 0.48%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.38%
Fujikura Ltd. 0.31%
Only in MFSI
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%
AIA Group Ltd 1.41%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd 1.32%
Ryanair Holdings PLC 1.28%
BYD Co Ltd 0.30%
EURO CURRENCY 0.00%

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On the same fields

DFAX
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
MFSI
MFS Active International ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional MFS
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +20.9% +11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.6 pts −6.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.28% 0.59%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 10481 93
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026 $12.0bn $1.1bn

DFAX and MFSI 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.

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or MFSI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and MFSI +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFAX or MFSI?
DFAX is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAX and MFSI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of MFSI 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 ↗MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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