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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and INTF +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, DFIC or INTF?

INTF is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DFIC vs INTF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and INTF hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and INTF returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets: $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF, and $3.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares International Equity Factor ETF.

INTF costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

	DFIC	INTF
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.16%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and INTF as of Oct 9, 2026	$14.8bn	$3.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+18.0%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	31%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.9%	12.7%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

+18.0%

INTF total return, 1 year

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

0.16%

INTF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and INTF hold 31% 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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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIC INTF

ASML Holding N.V. 1.05% 2.62%

Novartis AG 0.76% 1.99%

SHELL PLC 0.98% 0.74%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 0.77%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67% 1.14%

Nestle S.A. 0.62% 0.88%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49% 1.11%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48% 0.69%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.64%

Allianz SE 0.48% 0.46%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.59%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 0.96%

Only in DFIC

Roche Holding AG 0.63%

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%

BASF SE 0.33%

Deutsche Post AG 0.32%

Only in INTF

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.07%

UNICREDIT 0.81%

SIEMENS N AG 0.71%

AIB GROUP PLC 0.62%

BP PLC 0.55%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.54%

NORDEA BANK 0.53%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.52%

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On the same fields

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

INTF

iShares International Equity 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% +18.0%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts +0.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.16%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 4118 486

Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and INTF as of Oct 9, 2026 $14.8bn $3.7bn

DFIC and INTF 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.

INTF in plain words

INTF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% 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 486 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or INTF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and INTF +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or INTF?: INTF is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIC and INTF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of INTF 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 ↗INTF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗INTF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for INTF ↗

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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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