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DFIC vs HFXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and HFXI hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +21.6% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $14.8bn for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF and $2.0bn for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF.

HFXI costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; DFIC is 7.3 times larger.

DFICHFXI
Expense ratio0.22%0.20%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$14.8bn$2.0bn
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+21.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.9%16.3%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 25, 20263.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+17.4%
DFIC total return, 1 year
+21.6%
HFXI total return, 1 year
0.22%
DFIC expense ratio
0.20%
HFXI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and HFXI hold 46% 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.

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46% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFIC HFXI
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 0.67%
Roche Holding AG 0.63% 1.22%
Nestle S.A. 0.62% 0.98%
Allianz SE 0.48% 0.75%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.80%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.64%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 0.87%
Deutsche Telekom AG 0.41% 0.41%
UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40% 0.56%
Infineon Technologies AG 0.37% 0.37%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 0.96%
RIO TINTO PLC 0.34% 0.41%
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 HFXI
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.70%
SK HYNIX INC 2.61%
SHELL PLC 0.98%
UNILEVER PLC 0.52%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.48%
INVESTOR AB 0.38%
VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS 0.34%
SK SQUARE CO LTD 0.29%

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On the same fields

DFIC
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
HFXI
NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional New York Life Investments
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.4% +21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts +4.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.22% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 4118 801
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $14.8bn $2.0bn

DFIC and HFXI 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.

HFXI in plain words

HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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 Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 801 positions, with the top ten at 16.3%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or HFXI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and HFXI +21.6%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or HFXI?
HFXI 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 HFXI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of HFXI 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 ↗HFXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗New York Life Investments 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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