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DFIV vs EFV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIV and EFV hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and DFIV returned +24.2% over the year. Net assets: $21.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Value ETF, and $30.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF.

DFIV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points.

DFIVEFV
Expense ratio0.27%0.31%
Net assets, DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026 and EFV as of Oct 9, 2026$21.4bn$30.1bn
Total return, 1 year+24.2%+21.2%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.5%19.8%
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 3, 20265.9%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+24.2%
DFIV total return, 1 year
+21.2%
EFV total return, 1 year
0.27%
DFIV expense ratio
0.31%
EFV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIV and EFV hold 36% 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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36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFIV EFV
SHELL PLC 3.17% 2.71%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1.78% 1.63%
TOTALENERGIES SE 2.05% 1.60%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.27% 2.96%
Banco Santander, S.A. 1.93% 1.17%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 1.01% 1.40%
Zurich Insurance Group AG 0.95% 0.95%
BNP PARIBAS SA 0.79% 0.93%
WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION 0.66% 0.75%
Novartis AG 0.65% 1.59%
NATWEST GROUP PLC 0.64% 0.64%
ING Groep N.V. 0.63% 0.89%
Only in DFIV
BASF SE 1.21%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 1.05%
BP P.L.C. 1.01%
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 0.97%
ENI S.P.A. 0.86%
Suncor Energy Inc. 0.84%
Holcim AG 0.82%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.82%
Only in EFV
NESTLE SA 2.20%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.83%
ALLIANZ 1.66%
IBERDROLA 1.38%
SIEMENS N AG 1.34%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.31%
UNILEVER PLC 1.25%
BP PLC 1.13%

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On the same fields

DFIV
Dimensional International Value ETF
EFV
iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +24.2% +21.2%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +7.0 pts +3.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.27% 0.31%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 623 397
Net assets, DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026 and EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 $21.4bn $30.1bn

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

DFIV in plain words

DFIV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.27% 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 623 positions, with the top ten at 15.5%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

EFV in plain words

EFV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% 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 397 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIV or EFV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIV returned +24.2% and EFV +21.2%.
Which is cheaper, DFIV or EFV?
DFIV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIV and EFV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIV and 0% of EFV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DFIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗EFV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFV ↗

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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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