DFIC vs GSID: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and GSID hold 47% 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 $965m on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF.

GSID costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points.

DFICGSID
Expense ratio0.22%0.20%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026$14.8bn$965m
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+14.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSolactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index
Holdings in common47%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.9%13.2%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 25, 20265.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+17.4%
DFIC total return, 1 year
+14.0%
GSID total return, 1 year
0.22%
DFIC expense ratio
0.20%
GSID expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and GSID hold 47% 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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47% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFIC GSID
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 0.79%
Roche Holding AG 0.63% 1.32%
Nestle S.A. 0.62% 1.17%
Allianz SE 0.48% 0.76%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.90%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.68%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 1.00%
Deutsche Telekom AG 0.41% 0.53%
UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40% 0.54%
Infineon Technologies AG 0.37% 0.55%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 0.95%
RIO TINTO PLC 0.34% 0.52%
Only in DFIC
ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
SHELL PLC 0.98%
Novartis AG 0.76%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
BP P.L.C. 0.40%
Suncor Energy Inc. 0.35%
Only in GSID
SHELL PLC 1.05%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.75%
UNILEVER PLC 0.55%
INVESTOR AB 0.32%
NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.21%
DIAGEO PLC 0.20%
GOODMAN GROUP 0.20%
STMICROELECTRONICS NV 0.20%

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On the same fields

DFIC
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
GSID
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.4% +14.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts −3.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.22% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 4118 892
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026 $14.8bn $965m

DFIC and GSID 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.

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, DFIC or GSID?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and GSID +14.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or GSID?
GSID 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 GSID overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of GSID by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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