DFIV vs IEFA overlap - what they share and where they differ
DFIV and IEFA share 32.3% of their weight across 403 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 IEFA
32.3%
403 shared positions
DFIV
Dimensional International Value ETF
Reported positions cover 90% of the fund, 449 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 14.1%·Holdings of DFIV
IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 1,568 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 12.0%·Holdings of IEFA
Reported positions cover DFIV 90%, IEFA 97% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
IEFA vs DFIV side by side
DFIVDimensional International Value ETF
449
stock positions reported to the SEC
12.7% of its weight is in 46 names IEFA does not hold
IEFAiShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
1,568
stock positions reported to the SEC
57.7% of its weight is in 1,165 names DFIV does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: IEFA has 5.1 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| DFIV | IEFA | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 449 | 1,568 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 14.1% | 12.0% |
| Largest position | TTE 2.2% | ASML 2.2% |
| Held alone | 46 positions, 12.7% | 1,165 positions, 57.7% |
| Covered by stock positions | 90% | 97% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In DFIV | In IEFA | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHELSHELL PLC | 0.82% | 1.02% | 0.82% |
| SMFGSUMITOMO CORPORATION | 1.35% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| TTETOTALENERGIES SE | 2.23% | 0.73% | 0.73% |
| TMTOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 1.86% | 0.71% | 0.71% |
| SANBanco Santander, S.A. | 1.83% | 0.70% | 0.70% |
| HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.68% | 1.24% | 0.68% |
| NODKNishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. | 0.64% | 0.93% | 0.64% |
| MUFGMitsubishi Corporation | 0.57% | 1.21% | 0.57% |
| UBSUBS Group AG | 0.71% | 0.55% | 0.55% |
| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. | 0.67% | 0.50% | 0.50% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in DFIV
Only in IEFA
Questions people ask
Is DFIV the same as IEFA?
32.3% of their weight sits in the same 403 holdings. DFIV also reports TD, SU, BMO, which the other does not. IEFA also reports ASML, ROCHE HOLDING AG, AZN, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between DFIV and IEFA measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 90% of DFIV and 97% of IEFA, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, IEFA or DFIV?
DFIV reports 449 stock positions and IEFA reports 1,568. 12.7% of DFIV's weight sits in names IEFA does not hold, and 57.7% of IEFA's weight in names DFIV does not hold. The ten largest positions are 14.1% of DFIV and 12.0% of IEFA.
How do DFIV and IEFA differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: IEFA has 5.1 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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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.