DIVI vs PIEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
DIVI and PIEQ hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and DIVI returned +17.4% over the year. Net assets: $2.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF, and $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF.
DIVI costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; DIVI is 2.0 times larger.
| DIVI | PIEQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 | $2.6bn | $1.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +13.0% |
| What it tracks | Linked Morningstar Developed Markets ex-North America Dividend Enhanced Select Index-NR †††† | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 10% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 14.2% | 47.1% |
| Below its high | 5.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | 5.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DIVI and PIEQ hold 10% 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 Jun 30, 2026.
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10% in common
On the same fields
DIVI and PIEQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DIVI in plain words
DIVI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 416 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
PIEQ in plain words
PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DIVI or PIEQ?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVI returned +17.4% and PIEQ +13.0%.
- Which is cheaper, DIVI or PIEQ?
- DIVI is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 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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