Which returned more over the last year, DFSI or EFA?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and EFA +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, DFSI or EFA?

DFSI is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFSI and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DFSI vs EFA: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and EFA hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and EFA returned +13.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $76.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

DFSI costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; EFA is far larger, $78.0bn against $1.1bn.

	DFSI	EFA
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.32%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.1bn	$78.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+13.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	MSCI EAFE Index
Holdings in common	39%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.7%	14.2%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

+13.8%

EFA total return, 1 year

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

0.32%

EFA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and EFA hold 39% 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 8, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFSI EFA

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48% 3.35%

Novartis AG 1.09% 1.22%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 0.76%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77% 0.71%

Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. 0.67% 0.68%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66% 1.12%

Allianz SE 0.61% 0.83%

Sony Group Corporation 0.57% 0.64%

ABB Ltd 0.56% 0.69%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56% 0.82%

ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.55% 0.89%

UNILEVER PLC 0.54% 0.62%

Only in DFSI

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.59%

Siemens Energy AG 0.54%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54%

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.54%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.52%

L'OREAL SA 0.48%

E.ON SE 0.42%

Only in EFA

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.40%

SHELL 1.36%

NESTLE SA 1.11%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.02%

SIEMENS N AG 1.01%

TOTALENERGIES 0.80%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS 0.61%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.58%

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On the same fields

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

EFA

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +12.2% +13.8%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts −3.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.32%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 2798 659

Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and EFA as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.1bn $76.5bn

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

DFSI in plain words

DFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 2,798 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

EFA in plain words

EFA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. 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 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 659 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSI or EFA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and EFA +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or EFA?: DFSI is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFSI and EFA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of EFA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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

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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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