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DFAX vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAX and VSGX hold 50% 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 $6.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF.

VSGX costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

DFAXVSGX
Expense ratio0.28%0.10%
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and VSGX as of Sep 30, 2026$12.0bn$6.7bn
Total return, 1 year+20.9%+19.5%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index
Holdings in common50%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.2%17.1%
Below its high3.4%, high on Sep 4, 20263.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+20.9%
DFAX total return, 1 year
+19.5%
VSGX total return, 1 year
0.28%
DFAX expense ratio
0.10%
VSGX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAX and VSGX hold 50% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

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50% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAX VSGX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 1.86% 5.37%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.34% 2.56%
SK hynix Inc. 0.81% 1.98%
Nestle S.A. 0.40% 0.74%
Roche Holding AG 0.39% 0.90%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.38% 0.62%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.36% 0.85%
Allianz SE 0.30% 0.59%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.27% 0.73%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.26% 0.45%
Deutsche Telekom AG 0.26% 0.33%
UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.24% 0.43%
Only in DFAX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 0.99%
Novartis AG 0.67%
ASML Holding N.V. 0.62%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.54%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.49%
SHELL PLC 0.48%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.29%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.28%
Only in VSGX
SLCMT1142 1.18%
SoftBank Group Corp 0.36%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS-PREF 0.32%
Investor AB 0.22%
SK Square Co Ltd 0.20%
L'Oreal SA 0.17%
MKTLIQ 0.15%
GOODMAN GROUP 0.12%

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On the same fields

DFAX
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
VSGX
Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +20.9% +19.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +3.6 pts +2.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.28% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 10481 6631
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and VSGX as of Sep 30, 2026 $12.0bn $6.7bn

DFAX and VSGX 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.

VSGX in plain words

VSGX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,631 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or VSGX?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and VSGX +19.5%.
Which is cheaper, DFAX or VSGX?
VSGX is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAX and VSGX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of VSGX 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 ↗VSGX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VSGX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VSGX ↗

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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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