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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and VIGI +7.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFIC or VIGI?

VIGI is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DFIC vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIC and VIGI hold 13% 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 $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

VIGI costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points.

	DFIC	VIGI
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.07%
Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.8bn	$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+7.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.9%	35.4%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+17.4%

DFIC total return, 1 year

+7.3%

VIGI total return, 1 year

0.22%

DFIC expense ratio

0.07%

VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIC and VIGI hold 13% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIC VIGI

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.67% 4.61%

Roche Holding AG 0.63% 3.40%

Nestle S.A. 0.62% 3.52%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 4.63%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.35% 3.46%

Hitachi, Ltd. 0.32% 2.63%

Sony Group Corporation 0.31% 2.60%

E.ON SE 0.30% 0.78%

NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.28% 1.01%

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 0.21% 1.59%

Intact Financial Corporation 0.20% 0.58%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.20% 2.47%

Only in DFIC

ASML Holding N.V. 1.05%

SHELL PLC 0.98%

Novartis AG 0.76%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.72%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%

Allianz SE 0.48%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.48%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.46%

Only in VIGI

Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%

Infosys Ltd 0.70%

SLBBH1142 0.41%

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 0.39%

America Movil SAB de CV 0.36%

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT 0.34%

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd 0.33%

Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd 0.33%

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On the same fields

DFIC

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.4% +7.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.2 pts −10.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.22% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 4118 343

Net assets, DFIC as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.8bn $8.8bn

DFIC and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIC or VIGI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIC returned +17.4% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFIC or VIGI?: VIGI is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIC and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIC and 0% of VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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