Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or ESGD?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and ESGD +13.4%.

Which is cheaper, DFIC or ESGD?

ESGD 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 DFIC and ESGD overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DFIC vs ESGD: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and ESGD hold 29% of their weight in the same names, and DFIC returned +17.4% over the year. Net assets: $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF, and $11.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF.

ESGD costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points.

	DFIC	ESGD
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.20%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026	$14.8bn	$11.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+13.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	29%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.9%	14.2%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

+13.4%

ESGD total return, 1 year

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

0.20%

ESGD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and ESGD hold 29% 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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29% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIC ESGD

ASML Holding N.V. 1.05% 3.49%

SHELL PLC 0.98% 1.14%

Novartis AG 0.76% 1.45%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 0.89%

Nestle S.A. 0.62% 1.03%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49% 1.47%

Allianz SE 0.48% 1.01%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48% 0.63%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.99%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.64%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 0.94%

Infineon Technologies AG 0.37% 0.44%

Only in DFIC

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67%

Deutsche Telekom AG 0.41%

BP P.L.C. 0.40%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40%

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 0.38%

Suncor Energy Inc. 0.35%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.35%

RIO TINTO PLC 0.34%

Only in ESGD

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17%

SIEMENS N AG 1.15%

INTESA SANPAOLO 0.96%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.52%

UNICREDIT 0.52%

LOREAL SA 0.47%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.47%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.42%

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On the same fields

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware 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 +17.4% +13.4%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts −3.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 4118 337

Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 $14.8bn $11.8bn

DFIC and ESGD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DFIC in plain words

DFIC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.22% 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 4,118 positions, with the top ten at 6.9%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

ESGD in plain words

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 337 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or ESGD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and ESGD +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or ESGD?: ESGD 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 DFIC and ESGD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of ESGD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFIC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFIC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗ESGD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGD ↗

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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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