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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and IQLT +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, DFSI or IQLT?

DFSI is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DFSI vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and IQLT hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and IQLT returned +14.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $13.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

DFSI costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points.

	DFSI	IQLT
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.30%
Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026	$1.1bn	$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+14.8%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.7%	23.7%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and IQLT hold 25% 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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25% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFSI IQLT

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48% 6.01%

Novartis AG 1.09% 1.67%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77% 1.41%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 1.30%

Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. 0.67% 1.86%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66% 1.59%

Allianz SE 0.61% 2.57%

ABB Ltd 0.56% 1.93%

ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.55% 2.24%

UNILEVER PLC 0.54% 1.33%

Tokyo Electron Limited 0.50% 1.40%

Zurich Insurance Group AG 0.41% 1.70%

Only in DFSI

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.59%

Sony Group Corporation 0.57%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56%

Siemens Energy AG 0.54%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54%

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.54%

Hitachi, Ltd. 0.53%

Only in IQLT

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20%

SHELL 1.85%

NESTLE SA 1.69%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.54%

TOTALENERGIES 1.34%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.09%

HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING 1.06%

CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LTD 1.01%

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On the same fields

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor 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% +14.8%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts −2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 2798 294

Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 $1.1bn $13.6bn

DFSI and IQLT 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.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% 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 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSI or IQLT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or IQLT?: DFSI is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFSI and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of IQLT 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 ↗IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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