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DFIV vs PIEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIV and PIEQ hold 5% 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 $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF.

DFIV costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points.

DFIVPIEQ
Expense ratio0.27%0.48%
Net assets, DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026$21.4bn$1.3bn
Total return, 1 year+24.2%+13.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.5%47.1%
Below its high5.7%, high on Sep 3, 20265.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+24.2%
DFIV total return, 1 year
+13.0%
PIEQ total return, 1 year
0.27%
DFIV expense ratio
0.48%
PIEQ expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIV and PIEQ hold 5% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

half

5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFIV PIEQ
Suncor Energy Inc. 0.84% 3.17%
BNP PARIBAS SA 0.79% 2.10%
SHELL PLC 0.79% 1.33%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. 0.67% 3.96%
Daimler Truck Holding AG 0.63% 2.94%
UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.60% 2.23%
Teck Resources Limited 0.33% 4.15%
Sompo Holdings, Inc. 0.20% 3.54%
KOMATSU LTD. 0.17% 1.35%
Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited 0.14% 1.85%
Erste Group Bank AG 0.10% 3.43%
REXEL SA 0.09% 3.07%
Only in DFIV
SHELL PLC 3.17%
TOTALENERGIES SE 2.05%
Banco Santander, S.A. 1.93%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1.78%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.27%
BASF SE 1.21%
SOCIETE GENERALE SA 1.05%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 1.05%
Only in PIEQ
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 8.00%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 6.96%
ASML Holding NV 6.80%
Spotify Technology SA 3.27%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.21%
AstraZeneca PLC 3.05%
Hannover Rueck SE 2.62%
BAE Systems PLC 2.55%

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On the same fields

DFIV
Dimensional International Value ETF
PIEQ
Principal International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional Principal
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +24.2% +13.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +7.0 pts −4.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.27% 0.48%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 623 35
Net assets, DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026 and PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026 $21.4bn $1.3bn

DFIV and PIEQ 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.

PIEQ in plain words

PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIV or PIEQ?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIV returned +24.2% and PIEQ +13.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFIV or PIEQ?
DFIV is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIV and PIEQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIV and 0% of PIEQ 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 ↗PIEQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PIEQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Principal 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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