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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and VEA +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, DFSI or VEA?

VEA is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DFSI vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and VEA hold 53% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned +19.7% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

VEA costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points.

	DFSI	VEA
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.03%
Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.1bn	$231.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+19.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	53%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.7%	13.0%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

+19.7%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and VEA hold 53% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

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53% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFSI VEA

Roche Holding AG 1.29% 0.92%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81% 0.86%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66% 0.72%

Allianz SE 0.61% 0.59%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56% 0.63%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 0.56%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54% 0.61%

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.54% 0.73%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77% 0.51%

Tokyo Electron Limited 0.50% 0.46%

Banco Santander, S.A. 0.46% 0.65%

Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. 0.67% 0.46%

Only in DFSI

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48%

Novartis AG 1.09%

UNILEVER PLC 0.54%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.52%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.31%

RELX PLC 0.31%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.22%

NATIONAL GRID PLC 0.16%

Only in VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.61%

SK hynix Inc 2.01%

SLBBH1142 1.25%

Shell PLC 0.77%

Nestle SA 0.75%

BHP Group Ltd 0.72%

TotalEnergies SE 0.51%

Unilever PLC 0.41%

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On the same fields

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +12.2% +19.7%

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% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 2798 3898

Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.1bn $231.6bn

DFSI and VEA 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.

VEA in plain words

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,898 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSI or VEA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and VEA +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or VEA?: VEA is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFSI and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of VEA 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 ↗VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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