DISV vs FNDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
DISV and FNDC hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and DISV returned +22.8% over the year. Net assets: $4.9bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF, and $3.1bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF.
FNDC costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points.
| DISV | FNDC | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.42% | 0.39% |
| Net assets, DISV as of Jul 31, 2026 and FNDC as of May 31, 2026 | $4.9bn | $3.1bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.8% | +17.0% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 25% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 6.5% | 3.6% |
| Below its high | 4.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 3.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DISV and FNDC 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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25% in common
On the same fields
DISV and FNDC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DISV in plain words
DISV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.42% 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 1,621 positions, with the top ten at 6.5%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
FNDC in plain words
FNDC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% 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 1,580 positions, with the top ten at 3.6%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DISV or FNDC?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DISV returned +22.8% and FNDC +17.0%.
- Which is cheaper, DISV or FNDC?
- FNDC is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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