DFIC vs DFIV overlap - what they share and where they differ

DFIC and DFIV share 35.2% of their weight across 510 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.

DFIC and DFIV

35.2%

510 shared positions

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

DFIV

Dimensional International Value ETF

Reported positions cover 91% of the fund, 513 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 14.6%·Holdings of DFIV

Reported positions cover DFIC 93%, DFIV 91% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

DFIV vs DFIC side by side

DFICDimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

3,653

stock positions reported to the SEC

49.9% of its weight is in 3,143 names DFIV does not hold

DFIVDimensional International Value ETF

513

stock positions reported to the SEC

0.8% of its weight is in 3 names DFIC does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

DFIC
DFIV
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Financial Services
6.1%
10.2%
Energy
3.4%
7.2%
Basic Materials
3.3%
2.6%
Consumer Cyclical
1.7%
2.7%
Technology
2.4%
2.4%

The widest gap is Financial Services: DFIV has 4.1 points more of it.

The figures side by side

DFICDFIV
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported3,653513
Weight of the ten largest7.1%14.6%
Largest positionNODK 1.3%TTE 2.1%
Held alone3,143 positions, 49.9%3 positions, 0.8%
Covered by stock positions93%91%

Holdings they share

StockIn DFICIn DFIVCounted
SUGPSUZUDEN CORPORATION1.04%2.03%1.04%
NODKNiitaka Co Ltd1.27%0.75%0.75%
TTETOTALENERGIES SE0.74%2.05%0.74%
MUFGMitsubishi Corporation0.48%0.61%0.48%
TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION0.46%1.78%0.46%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG0.41%0.49%0.41%
UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI0.40%0.60%0.40%
RIORIO TINTO LIMITED0.51%0.39%0.39%
TDTHE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK0.39%1.41%0.39%
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT0.38%0.97%0.38%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in DFIC

RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA0.87%
ROCHE HOLDING AG0.65%
NESTLE S.A.0.62%
ALLIANZ SE0.48%
ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC0.45%
BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED0.42%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC0.39%
CNQCANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED0.34%
HITACHI LTDHitachi, Ltd.0.32%
SONYSony Group Corporation0.31%

Only in DFIV

SHELSHELL PLC0.79%
SCHRODERS PLC0.01%
STMSTMicroelectronics N.V.0.00%

Questions people ask

Is DFIC the same as DFIV?

35.2% of their weight sits in the same 510 holdings. DFIC also reports RY, ROCHE HOLDING AG, NESTLE S.A., which the other does not. DFIV also reports SHEL, SCHRODERS PLC, STM, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between DFIC and DFIV measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 93% of DFIC and 91% of DFIV, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, DFIV or DFIC?

DFIC reports 3,653 stock positions and DFIV reports 513. 49.9% of DFIC's weight sits in names DFIV does not hold, and 0.8% of DFIV's weight in names DFIC does not hold. The ten largest positions are 7.1% of DFIC and 14.6% of DFIV.

How do DFIC and DFIV differ by sector?

The widest gap is Financial Services: DFIV has 4.1 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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