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DFIC vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and SCHF hold 53% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

SCHF costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

DFICSCHF
Expense ratio0.22%0.03%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026$14.8bn$66.5bn
Total return, 1 year+17.4%+20.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Developed ex US Index
Holdings in common53%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund6.9%14.8%
Below its high4.8%, high on Aug 25, 20264.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+17.4%
DFIC total return, 1 year
+20.3%
SCHF total return, 1 year
0.22%
DFIC expense ratio
0.03%
SCHF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and SCHF hold 53% 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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53% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFIC SCHF
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67% 0.90%
Roche Holding AG 0.63% 0.99%
Nestle S.A. 0.62% 0.88%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 0.53%
Allianz SE 0.48% 0.57%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.68%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.51%
BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 0.74%
UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40% 0.44%
Deutsche Telekom AG 0.41% 0.39%
Infineon Technologies AG 0.37% 0.41%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 0.69%
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%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.20%
Only in SCHF
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%
SK hynix Inc 2.81%
Shell PLC 0.80%
SoftBank Group Corp 0.62%
Unilever PLC 0.41%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.36%
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd 0.26%
SK Square Co Ltd 0.25%

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On the same fields

DFIC
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
SCHF
Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Schwab
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of International Equity
Total return, 1 year +17.4% +20.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts +3.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.22% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 4118 1476
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 $14.8bn $66.5bn

DFIC and SCHF 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.

SCHF in plain words

SCHF tracks an index of International Equity. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 1,476 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or SCHF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and SCHF +20.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or SCHF?
SCHF is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIC and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of SCHF 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 ↗SCHF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab website ↗

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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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