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.
| DFIC | GSID | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.22% | 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 tracks | No index, actively managed | Solactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index |
| Holdings in common | 47% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 6.9% | 13.2% |
| Below its high | 4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | 5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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
On the same fields
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.
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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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