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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and SPDW +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, DFIC or SPDW?

SPDW 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 SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DFIC vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and SPDW hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and SPDW returned +19.7% over the year. Net assets: $14.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF, and $40.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.

SPDW costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; SPDW is 2.7 times larger.

	DFIC	SPDW
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$14.8bn	$40.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+19.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index ?
Holdings in common	55%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.9%	12.9%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.5%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

+19.7%

SPDW total return, 1 year

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

0.03%

SPDW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and SPDW hold 55% 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 8, 2026.

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55% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIC SPDW

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67% 0.81%

Roche Holding AG 0.63% 0.90%

Nestle S.A. 0.62% 0.72%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72% 0.55%

Allianz SE 0.48% 0.53%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46% 0.67%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.45% 0.49%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.42% 0.66%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.40% 0.42%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 0.82%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.35% 0.57%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.33% 0.74%

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 SPDW

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.68%

SK HYNIX INC 2.21%

SHELL PLC 0.88%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.46%

UNILEVER PLC 0.41%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS PREF 0.35%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.25%

INVESTOR AB B SHS 0.23%

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On the same fields

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

SPDW

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.4% +19.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts +2.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 4118 2448

Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPDW as of Oct 8, 2026 $14.8bn $40.5bn

DFIC and SPDW 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.

SPDW in plain words

SPDW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,448 positions, with the top ten at 12.9%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or SPDW?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and SPDW +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or SPDW?: SPDW 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 SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of SPDW 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 ↗SPDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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