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DFSI vs HFXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and HFXI hold 47% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +21.6% over the year. Net assets on Jul 31, 2026: $1.1bn for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF and $2.0bn for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF.

HFXI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; HFXI is 1.8 times larger.

DFSIHFXI
Expense ratio0.24%0.20%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$1.1bn$2.0bn
Total return, 1 year+12.2%+21.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managednot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common47%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.7%16.3%
Below its high5.4%, high on Aug 25, 20263.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

+12.2%
DFSI total return, 1 year
+21.6%
HFXI total return, 1 year
0.24%
DFSI expense ratio
0.20%
HFXI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and HFXI hold 47% 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.

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47% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFSI HFXI
Roche Holding AG 1.29% 1.22%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 0.71%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66% 0.97%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77% 0.64%
Allianz SE 0.61% 0.75%
ABB Ltd 0.56% 0.60%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56% 0.80%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.55% 0.57%
Sony Group Corporation 0.57% 0.55%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.54% 0.92%
Hitachi, Ltd. 0.53% 0.57%
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.59% 0.52%
Only in DFSI
ASML Holding N.V. 2.48%
Novartis AG 1.09%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81%
Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. 0.67%
UNILEVER PLC 0.54%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.52%
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.33%
Only in HFXI
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.70%
SK HYNIX INC 2.61%
SHELL PLC 0.98%
NESTLE' SA/AG 0.98%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.87%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.67%
UNILEVER PLC 0.52%
L'AIR LIQUIDE SA 0.49%

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On the same fields

DFSI
Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF
HFXI
NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional New York Life Investments
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +12.2% +21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts +4.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.24% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%
Holdings 2798 801
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.1bn $2.0bn

DFSI and HFXI 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.

HFXI in plain words

HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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 Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 801 positions, with the top ten at 16.3%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSI or HFXI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and HFXI +21.6%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or HFXI?
HFXI 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 HFXI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of HFXI 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 ↗HFXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗New York Life Investments website ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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