Which returned more over the last year, DFIV or VYMI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIV returned +24.2% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, DFIV or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFIV and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DFIV vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFIV and VYMI hold 35% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $21.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Value ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

	DFIV	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.27%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$21.4bn	$21.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+24.2%	+24.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.5%	13.6%
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+24.2%

DFIV total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.27%

DFIV expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFIV and VYMI hold 35% 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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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFIV VYMI

Banco Santander, S.A. 1.93% 1.11%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1.78% 1.08%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 1.05% 1.03%

TOTALENERGIES SE 2.05% 0.87%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 1.01% 0.79%

SHELL PLC 0.79% 1.32%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.74% 1.80%

UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI 0.60% 0.76%

BNP PARIBAS SA 0.79% 0.60%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. 0.67% 0.58%

Zurich Insurance Group AG 0.95% 0.56%

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 0.55% 0.64%

Only in DFIV

SHELL PLC 3.17%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.27%

BP P.L.C. 1.01%

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 0.97%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.82%

Novartis AG 0.65%

Heidelberg Materials AG 0.61%

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC 0.61%

Only in VYMI

Roche Holding AG 1.57%

Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%

Novartis AG 1.45%

Nestle SA 1.28%

BHP Group Ltd 1.23%

Allianz SE 1.02%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.98%

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

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On the same fields

DFIV

Dimensional International Value ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield

Total return, 1 year +24.2% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +7.0 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.27% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 623 1574

Net assets, DFIV as of Jul 31, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $21.4bn $21.4bn

DFIV and VYMI 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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.1% 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 1,574 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFIV or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFIV returned +24.2% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, DFIV or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFIV and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFIV and 0% of VYMI 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 ↗VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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