DFIC vs VXUS: holdings overlap, shared companies and scores

As of September 11, 2026, DFIC and VXUS overlap 48.2% by weight. Dimensional - International Core Equity 2 ETF (DFIC): Developed ex-US equities. Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS): Non-U.S. global stocks.

Updated September 11, 2026

How much do DFIC and VXUS overlap?

As of September 11, 2026, DFIC and VXUS overlap 48.2% by weight.

92% of DFIC is already inside VXUS.

64% of VXUS is already inside DFIC.

DFIC holds 3,972 companies and VXUS holds 8,361; 2,692 are in both.

Computed by ETF Copilot from both funds' holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

How does ETF Copilot score DFIC and VXUS?

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFIC 5.7 out of 10 and VXUS 5.8 out of 10.

They differ most on Quality: DFIC 2.8 and VXUS 5.2.

The five factor scores behind them are set out below, 0–10 and higher is better, ranked against every US equity ETF we track.

DFIC vs VXUS — ETF Copilot factor scores, 0–10
Factor	DFIC	VXUS
Growth	6.2	7.6
Valuation	3.0	3.7
Risk	9.3	7.5
Quality	2.8	5.2
Return	6.4	4.8

VXUS is the cheaper of the two at 0.05% a year

As of September 11, 2026, DFIC charges 0.22% a year, yields 3.00% and holds $15.5B in assets across 3972 positions.

As of September 11, 2026, VXUS charges 0.05% a year, yields 2.75% and holds $646.2B in assets across 8361 positions.

DFIC vs VXUS — cost, income and size
Measure	DFIC	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.22%	0.05%
Dividend yield	3.00%	2.75%
Assets under management	$15.5B	$646.2B
Holdings	3972	8361

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Where DFIC and VXUS trade against their own history

DFIC trades at 15.9 times earnings, against its own median of 13.3, and is more expensive than 82% of its own 50 monthly readings since 2022.

VXUS trades at 15.8 times earnings, against its own median of 13.7, and is more expensive than 84% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017.

What moved DFIC and VXUS this week

DFIC fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.9%), BHP (−4.7%) and Royal Bank of Canada (−2.7%); Shell (+4.8%) pushed the other way.

VXUS fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and Commonwealth Bank of Austral (−4.2%); SK Hynix (+14.8%) pushed the other way.

What do DFIC and VXUS each hold?

What's inside DFIC: Tech 9%, Semiconductors 3%.

7% of DFIC is its ten largest holdings.

What's inside VXUS: Tech 15%, Semiconductors 6%.

11% of VXUS is its ten largest holdings.

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ETF Copilot, “DFIC vs VXUS holdings overlap and scores”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/compare/dfic-vs-vxus