DFIV vs JIRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFIV and JIRE hold 27% 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 $10.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF.
JIRE costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.4 points; DFIV is 1.9 times larger.
| DFIV | JIRE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.27% | 0.24% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $21.4bn | $11.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.2% | +13.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 15.5% | 16.6% |
| Below its high | 5.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026 | 4.8%, high on Aug 13, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFIV and JIRE hold 27% 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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27% in common
On the same fields
DFIV and JIRE 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.
JIRE in plain words
JIRE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 207 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFIV or JIRE?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIV returned +24.2% and JIRE +13.8%.
- Which is cheaper, DFIV or JIRE?
- JIRE is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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