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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and VIGI +7.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFSI or VIGI?

VIGI is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DFSI vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and VIGI hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and DFSI returned +12.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

VIGI costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points.

	DFSI	VIGI
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.07%
Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.1bn	$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+7.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	16%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.7%	35.4%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

+7.3%

VIGI total return, 1 year

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

0.07%

VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and VIGI hold 16% 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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16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFSI VIGI

Roche Holding AG 1.29% 3.40%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81% 4.61%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 3.18%

Sony Group Corporation 0.57% 2.60%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54% 3.46%

Hitachi, Ltd. 0.53% 2.63%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.52% 2.47%

E.ON SE 0.42% 0.78%

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. 0.37% 1.59%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.36% 4.63%

NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 0.33% 1.01%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 0.32% 2.81%

Only in DFSI

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48%

Novartis AG 1.09%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77%

Recruit Holdings Co.,Ltd. 0.67%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66%

Allianz SE 0.61%

LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE 0.59%

ABB Ltd 0.56%

Only in VIGI

Nestle SA 3.52%

Mitsubishi Corp 1.90%

Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%

Canadian National Railway Co 1.16%

RELX PLC 1.09%

London Stock Exchange Group PLC 0.92%

Franco-Nevada Corp 0.87%

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 0.77%

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On the same fields

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +12.2% +7.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts −10.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 2798 343

Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.1bn $8.8bn

DFSI and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFSI or VIGI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or VIGI?: VIGI is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFSI and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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