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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and IMTM +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFIC or IMTM?

DFIC is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DFIC vs IMTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and IMTM hold 26% 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 $4.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF.

DFIC costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points.

	DFIC	IMTM
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.30%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and IMTM as of Oct 9, 2026	$14.8bn	$4.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+15.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	26%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.9%	24.4%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.3%, high on Aug 17, 2026

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

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

+15.3%

IMTM total return, 1 year

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

0.30%

IMTM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and IMTM hold 26% 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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26% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIC IMTM

ASML Holding N.V. 1.05% 5.21%

SHELL PLC 0.98% 1.91%

Novartis AG 0.76% 1.83%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 1.67%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67% 3.16%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49% 2.80%

Allianz SE 0.48% 1.10%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48% 1.06%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 1.51%

Infineon Technologies AG 0.37% 0.60%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 1.68%

Suncor Energy Inc. 0.35% 0.91%

Only in DFIC

Nestle S.A. 0.62%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45%

Deutsche Telekom AG 0.41%

BP P.L.C. 0.40%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40%

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 0.38%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.35%

Only in IMTM

TORONTO DOMINION 2.25%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.73%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.88%

BP PLC 0.82%

NOKIA 0.65%

ENI 0.61%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.59%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.56%

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On the same fields

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

IMTM

iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor 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% +15.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts −2.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 4118 301

Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and IMTM as of Oct 9, 2026 $14.8bn $4.2bn

DFIC and IMTM 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.

IMTM in plain words

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% 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 301 positions, with the top ten at 24.4%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or IMTM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and IMTM +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or IMTM?: DFIC is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIC and IMTM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of IMTM 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 ↗IMTM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IMTM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IMTM ↗

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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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