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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and ESGD +13.4%.

Which is cheaper, DFSI or ESGD?

ESGD 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 DFSI and ESGD overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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DFSI vs ESGD: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and ESGD hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and ESGD returned +13.4% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $11.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF.

ESGD costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points.

	DFSI	ESGD
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.20%
Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026	$1.1bn	$11.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+13.4%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	34%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.7%	14.2%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

+13.4%

ESGD total return, 1 year

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

0.20%

ESGD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and ESGD hold 34% 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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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFSI ESGD

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48% 3.49%

Novartis AG 1.09% 1.45%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 0.78%

Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. 0.67% 0.72%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66% 0.98%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77% 0.64%

Allianz SE 0.61% 1.01%

Sony Group Corporation 0.57% 0.83%

ABB Ltd 0.56% 1.06%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56% 0.99%

ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.55% 0.86%

UNILEVER PLC 0.54% 0.77%

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 ESGD

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17%

SIEMENS N AG 1.15%

SHELL 1.14%

NESTLE SA 1.03%

INTESA SANPAOLO 0.96%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.94%

TOTALENERGIES 0.89%

ITOCHU 0.73%

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On the same fields

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

ESGD

iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +12.2% +13.4%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts −3.9 pts

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 2798 337

Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.1bn $11.8bn

DFSI and ESGD 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.

ESGD in plain words

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 337 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSI or ESGD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and ESGD +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or ESGD?: ESGD 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 DFSI and ESGD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of ESGD 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 ↗ESGD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ESGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGD ↗

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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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