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DFIC vs MFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and MFSI hold 12% 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 $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF.

DFIC costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points.

DFICMFSI
Expense ratio0.22%0.59%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026$14.8bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+11.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.9%27.9%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 25, 20263.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026

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

+17.4%
DFIC total return, 1 year
+11.3%
MFSI total return, 1 year
0.22%
DFIC expense ratio
0.59%
MFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and MFSI hold 12% 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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12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFIC MFSI
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 1.69%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67% 0.66%
Roche Holding AG 0.63% 1.87%
Nestle S.A. 0.62% 0.60%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 1.78%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.35% 1.74%
ENGIE SA 0.35% 1.51%
RIO TINTO PLC 0.34% 0.83%
Hitachi, Ltd. 0.32% 1.99%
Sony Group Corporation 0.31% 1.01%
ENI S.P.A. 0.28% 1.60%
COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA 0.28% 0.89%
Only in DFIC
ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%
SHELL PLC 0.98%
Novartis AG 0.76%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
Allianz SE 0.48%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42%
Only in MFSI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%
AIA Group Ltd 1.41%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd 1.32%
Ryanair Holdings PLC 1.28%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 1.17%
Credicorp Ltd 0.85%

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On the same fields

DFIC
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
MFSI
MFS Active International ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional MFS
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +17.4% +11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts −6.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.22% 0.59%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 4118 93
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026 $14.8bn $1.1bn

DFIC and MFSI 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.

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or MFSI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and MFSI +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or MFSI?
DFIC is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIC and MFSI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of MFSI 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 ↗MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS 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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