DFSI vs GSID: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and GSID hold 48% of their weight in the same names, and GSID returned +14.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $965m on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF.

GSID costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points.

DFSIGSID
Expense ratio0.24%0.20%
Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026$1.1bn$965m
Total return, 1 year+12.2%+14.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSolactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap Index
Holdings in common48%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.7%13.2%
Below its high5.4%, high on Aug 25, 20265.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+12.2%
DFSI total return, 1 year
+14.0%
GSID total return, 1 year
0.24%
DFSI expense ratio
0.20%
GSID expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and GSID hold 48% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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48% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFSI GSID
Roche Holding AG 1.29% 1.32%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 0.76%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77% 0.68%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66% 1.25%
Allianz SE 0.61% 0.76%
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.59% 0.64%
Sony Group Corporation 0.57% 0.58%
ABB Ltd 0.56% 0.76%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56% 0.90%
Siemens Energy AG 0.54% 0.63%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.54% 1.01%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.55% 0.53%
Only in DFSI
ASML Holding N.V. 2.48%
Novartis AG 1.09%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81%
UNILEVER PLC 0.54%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.52%
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.33%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.31%
Only in GSID
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.17%
SHELL PLC 1.05%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.00%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.79%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.75%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC 0.57%
UNILEVER PLC 0.55%
L'AIR LIQUIDE SA 0.52%

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On the same fields

DFSI
Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF
GSID
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +12.2% +14.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts −3.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.24% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 2798 892
Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and GSID as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.1bn $965m

DFSI and GSID 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.

GSID in plain words

GSID tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 892 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%. 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 GSID?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and GSID +14.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or GSID?
GSID 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 GSID overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of GSID by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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