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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and IMFL +23.1%.

Which is cheaper, DFIC or IMFL?

DFIC is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFIC and IMFL overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DFIC vs IMFL: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and IMFL hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and IMFL returned +23.1% over the year. Net assets: $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF, and $1.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Invesco International Developed Dynamic Multifactor ETF.

DFIC costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points.

	DFIC	IMFL
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.34%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and IMFL as of Oct 9, 2026	$14.8bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+23.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	45%
Holdings dated	Jul 31, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.9%	21.2%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

+23.1%

IMFL total return, 1 year

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

0.34%

IMFL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and IMFL hold 45% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIC IMFL

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 1.03%

Roche Holding AG 0.63% 2.02%

Nestle S.A. 0.62% 1.48%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 1.51%

Deutsche Telekom AG 0.41% 0.48%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.38%

Suncor Energy Inc. 0.35% 0.40%

Allianz SE 0.48% 0.35%

RIO TINTO PLC 0.34% 0.58%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.33% 1.02%

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED 0.33% 0.44%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.33%

Only in DFIC

ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%

SHELL PLC 0.98%

Novartis AG 0.76%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%

BP P.L.C. 0.40%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.26%

BPER BANCA S.P.A. 0.20%

Only in IMFL

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.98%

SK hynix Inc 2.35%

Shell PLC 1.60%

Investor AB 1.32%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.66%

Unilever PLC 0.60%

3i Group PLC 0.39%

Investor AB 0.35%

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On the same fields

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

IMFL

Invesco International Developed Dynamic Multifactor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional Invesco

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.4% +23.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts +5.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.34%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 4118 1155

Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and IMFL as of Oct 9, 2026 $14.8bn $1.1bn

DFIC and IMFL 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.

IMFL in plain words

IMFL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.34% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,155 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or IMFL?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and IMFL +23.1%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or IMFL?: DFIC is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIC and IMFL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of IMFL 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 ↗IMFL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMFL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for IMFL ↗

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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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