Which returned more over the last year, DFIS or SCZ?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIS returned +16.3% and SCZ +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, DFIS or SCZ?

DFIS is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFIS and SCZ overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DFIS vs SCZ: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIS and SCZ hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and DFIS returned +16.3% over the year. Net assets: $5.7bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Small Cap ETF, and $12.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF.

DFIS costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; SCZ is 2.3 times larger.

	DFIS	SCZ
Expense ratio	0.39%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$5.7bn	$13.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+13.2%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index
Holdings in common	38%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	3.6%	2.5%
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 27, 2026	4.2%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+16.3%

DFIS total return, 1 year

+13.2%

SCZ total return, 1 year

0.39%

DFIS expense ratio

0.40%

SCZ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIS and SCZ hold 38% 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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38% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIS SCZ

HISCOX LTD 0.30% 0.22%

PSP Swiss Property AG 0.26% 0.22%

thyssenkrupp AG 0.30% 0.21%

Games Workshop Group PLC 0.28% 0.20%

SPIE SA 0.24% 0.20%

IMCD N.V. 0.26% 0.18%

IMI PLC 0.17% 0.28%

ACKERMANS & VAN HAAREN NV 0.22% 0.17%

Andritz AG 0.16% 0.17%

EDENRED SE 0.16% 0.19%

ISS A/S 0.16% 0.16%

LION FINANCE GROUP PLC 0.21% 0.16%

Only in DFIS

TELECOM ITALIA SPA 0.52%

VAT Group AG 0.41%

BAWAG Group AG 0.38%

Swiss Prime Site AG 0.33%

Orion Oyj 0.31%

REXEL SA 0.31%

FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.31%

DPM Metals Inc. 0.31%

Only in SCZ

ROHM 0.27%

BLUESCOPE STEEL 0.26%

GAZTRANSPORT & TECHNIGAZ SA 0.25%

WEIR PLC 0.25%

MEBUKI FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.24%

SHIZUOKA FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.24%

TAIYO YUDEN LTD 0.24%

FRONTLINE PLC 0.23%

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On the same fields

DFIS

Dimensional International Small Cap ETF

SCZ

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +13.2%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −1.0 pts −4.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.39% 0.40%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 3498 2029

Net assets, DFIS as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCZ as of Oct 9, 2026 $5.7bn $12.9bn

DFIS and SCZ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DFIS in plain words

DFIS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% 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 3,498 positions, with the top ten at 3.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

SCZ in plain words

SCZ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% 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 2,029 positions, with the top ten at 2.5%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIS or SCZ?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIS returned +16.3% and SCZ +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, DFIS or SCZ?: DFIS is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIS and SCZ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIS and 0% of SCZ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFIS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFIS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗SCZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for SCZ ↗

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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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