DFAI vs DFIC overlap - what they share and where they differ
DFAI and DFIC share 70.0% of their weight across 3,182 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
DFAI and DFIC
70.0%
3,182 shared positions
DFAI
Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
Reported positions cover 96% of the fund, 3,269 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 9.2%·Holdings of DFAI
DFIC
Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
Reported positions cover 93% of the fund, 3,653 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 7.1%·Holdings of DFIC
Reported positions cover DFAI 96%, DFIC 93% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
DFIC vs DFAI side by side
DFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETF
3,269
stock positions reported to the SEC
1.8% of its weight is in 87 names DFIC does not hold
DFICDimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
3,653
stock positions reported to the SEC
0.3% of its weight is in 471 names DFAI does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Financial Services: DFAI has 3.0 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| DFAI | DFIC | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 3,269 | 3,653 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 9.2% | 7.1% |
| Largest position | HSBC 1.2% | NODK 1.3% |
| Held alone | 87 positions, 1.8% | 471 positions, 0.3% |
| Covered by stock positions | 96% | 93% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In DFAI | In DFIC | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 0.99% | 0.87% | 0.87% |
| NODKNIRECO CORPORATION | 0.83% | 1.27% | 0.83% |
| SUGPSURTECO GROUP SE | 0.83% | 1.04% | 0.83% |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | 1.08% | 0.65% | 0.65% |
| NESTLE S.A. | 0.84% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| TTETOTALENERGIES SE | 0.62% | 0.74% | 0.62% |
| ALLIANZ SE | 0.59% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| MUFGMitsubishi Corporation | 0.98% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| RIORIO TINTO LIMITED | 0.48% | 0.51% | 0.48% |
| TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 0.63% | 0.46% | 0.46% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in DFAI
Only in DFIC
Questions people ask
Is DFAI the same as DFIC?
70.0% of their weight sits in the same 3,182 holdings. DFAI also reports SHEL, UL, DEO, which the other does not. DFIC also reports BALFOUR BEATTY PLC, B&M EUROPEAN VALUE RETAIL PLC, KELLER GROUP PLC, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between DFAI and DFIC measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 96% of DFAI and 93% of DFIC, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, DFIC or DFAI?
DFAI reports 3,269 stock positions and DFIC reports 3,653. 1.8% of DFAI's weight sits in names DFIC does not hold, and 0.3% of DFIC's weight in names DFAI does not hold. The ten largest positions are 9.2% of DFAI and 7.1% of DFIC.
How do DFAI and DFIC differ by sector?
The widest gap is Financial Services: DFAI has 3.0 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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