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

DFIV and EFV share 44.0% of their weight across 227 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.

DFIV and EFV

44.0%

227 shared positions

DFIV

Dimensional International Value ETF

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

Top 10: 14.6%·Holdings of DFIV

EFV

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 374 positions · Jul 31, 2026

Top 10: 20.4%·Holdings of EFV

Reported positions cover DFIV 91%, EFV 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

EFV vs DFIV side by side

DFIVDimensional International Value ETF

513

stock positions reported to the SEC

28.5% of its weight is in 286 names EFV does not hold

EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

374

stock positions reported to the SEC

31.8% of its weight is in 147 names DFIV does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Financial Services
10.2%
13.9%
Energy
7.2%
6.7%
Consumer Defensive
0.0%
3.4%
Healthcare
0.0%
3.4%
Basic Materials
2.6%
3.3%
Consumer Cyclical
2.7%
0.0%

The widest gap is Financial Services: EFV has 3.8 points more of it.

The figures side by side

DFIVEFV
Filing dateJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 2026
Stock positions reported513374
Weight of the ten largest14.6%20.4%
Largest positionTTE 2.1%HSBC 3.2%
Held alone286 positions, 28.5%147 positions, 31.8%
Covered by stock positions91%99%

Holdings they share

StockIn DFIVIn EFVCounted
TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION1.78%1.60%1.60%
TTETOTALENERGIES SE2.05%1.54%1.54%
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.1.93%1.18%1.18%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.1.01%1.39%1.01%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG0.95%1.01%0.95%
SUGPSUMMERSET GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED2.03%0.85%0.85%
BNP PARIBAS SA0.79%1.12%0.79%
SHELSHELL PLC0.79%2.28%0.79%
HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC0.74%3.22%0.74%
BPBP P.L.C.0.67%1.27%0.67%

What each holds alone

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

Only in DFIV

TDTHE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK1.41%
SUSuncor Energy Inc.1.07%
BMOBANK OF MONTREAL1.03%
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA0.92%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA0.82%
HOLCIM AG0.82%
UBS GROUP AG0.77%
NTRNutrien Ltd.0.68%
CVECenovus Energy Incorporation .0.61%
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG0.61%

Only in EFV

NESTLE S.A.2.29%
ROCHE HOLDING AG1.84%
ALLIANZ SE1.68%
NVSNovartis AG1.66%
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT1.41%
IBERDROLA, S.A.1.31%
BHPBHP GROUP LIMITED1.24%
ULUNILEVER PLC1.24%
LVMH MOET HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON SE0.79%
ENEL - SPA0.77%

Questions people ask

Is DFIV the same as EFV?

44.0% of their weight sits in the same 227 holdings. DFIV also reports TD, SU, BMO, which the other does not. EFV also reports NESTLE S.A., ROCHE HOLDING AG, ALLIANZ SE, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between DFIV and EFV measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 91% of DFIV and 99% of EFV, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, EFV or DFIV?

DFIV reports 513 stock positions and EFV reports 374. 28.5% of DFIV's weight sits in names EFV does not hold, and 31.8% of EFV's weight in names DFIV does not hold. The ten largest positions are 14.6% of DFIV and 20.4% of EFV.

How do DFIV and EFV differ by sector?

The widest gap is Financial Services: EFV has 3.8 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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