CGIE vs DFIC: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Capital Group International Equity ETF

CGIEBNYSE Arca

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

DFICACboe

Overlap

10.5%by weight

Expense ratio

DFIC −0.32pt a year

CGIE0.54%DFIC0.22%

Avg volume · 30D

DFIC 4.7×the volume

CGIE390KDFIC1.85M

3Y return · a year

DFIC +6.5pt

CGIE+15.2%DFIC+21.7%

CGIE vs DFIC Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+6.5%CGIE+16.8%DFIC

Expense ratio: CGIE 0.54%; DFIC 0.22%, better
Fund size: CGIE $2.46B; DFIC $15.3B
1Y total return: CGIE +6.5%; DFIC +16.8%, better
Yield (12M): CGIE 1.40%; DFIC 2.55%, better
Holdings: CGIE 80; DFIC 4152
Avg volume (30D): CGIE 390K sh; DFIC 1.85M sh, better
NAV per share: CGIE $35.97; DFIC $37.56
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for CGIE, DFIC, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	CGIE	DFIC
Cost30% weight	B58	A98Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A100
Risk15% weight	C49	B69Higher
Tradability15% weight	B69	A81Higher
Holdings10% weight	B58	A91Higher
Durability5% weight	A85	A91Higher

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. CGIE and DFIC are both graded against the same 55 International Active Equity funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Active Equity⁠

Category · 55 funds

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DFIC ranks 1st and CGIE 20th of 55 funds in the International Active Equity Category.

Rank 1AAVDEAvantis International Equity ETFScore 87
Rank 1ADFICDimensional International Core Equity 2 ETFScore 87
Rank 3AJIREJPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETFScore 79
Rank 19BCGICCapital Group International Core Equity ETFScore 61
Rank 20BCGIECapital Group International Equity ETFScore 60
Rank 20BPQNTPictet AI Enhanced International Equity ETFScore 60

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

CGIEBCapital Group International Equity ETF

DFICADimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

In short

CGIE An actively run passport out of the US: roughly 80 international names picked for quality and staying power, free to roam into emerging markets, at a fee below the typical active international ETF.

DFIC No data

Stated mandate

CGIE The fund seeks prudent capital growth and principal preservation through primarily developed-market companies, emphasizing long-term growth potential and resilience in international equities.

DFIC No data

Why people hold it

CGIE Undercuts the typical fund in its category at 0.54% a year, below the peer median fee.
Roughly 80 stocks, not a phone book. The mandate advertises a quality focus and pairs long-term growth potential with principal preservation.capitalgroup.com
The passport covers developed and emerging markets, so managers can follow a business wherever it happens to be listed.capitalgroup.com
Plain plumbing: a standard 1940 Act fund from Capital Group, already a multi-billion-dollar fund, and it sits in the upper half of its active international peer group.

DFIC No data

Worth knowing

CGIE Cheap it is not next to the systematic crowd: AVDE (0.23%) and DFIC (0.22%) charge less than half as much, so the stock picking here has to earn its keep.
Concentration cuts both ways. With about 80 holdings, single companies and countries carry more weight than in a thousand-stock index fund.
Launched in 2023, so the record is short, and it pays distributions once or twice a year rather than monthly.

DFIC No data

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CGIE vs DFIC Holdings

How CGIE and DFIC differ

Overlap by weight

10.5%

Shared holdings make up 89.4% of CGIE and 10.5% of DFIC.

Level by level

Holdings64 in both10.5%
Countryby domicile72.9%
Sector11 Sectors77.3%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in CGIE and DFIC, widest gap first
Sector	More in CGIEMore in DFIC	CGIE	DFIC
Technology	CGIE +11.7 points	20.1%	8.4%
Materials	DFIC +7.3 points	3.7%	11.0%
Industrials	CGIE +7.0 points	26.3%	19.3%
Consumer Discretionary	DFIC +5.7 points	3.7%	9.4%
Energy	DFIC +5.0 points	2.8%	7.8%
Utilities	CGIE +2.7 points	5.9%	3.2%
Health Care	DFIC +2.6 points	4.6%	7.2%
Real Estate	DFIC +1.6 points	0.0%	1.6%
Financials	CGIE +1.2 points	23.0%	21.8%
Communication	DFIC +0.4 points	3.7%	4.1%
Consumer Staples	Same weight	6.3%	6.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in CGIE and DFIC, widest gap first
Country	More in CGIEMore in DFIC	CGIE	DFIC
Canada	DFIC +8.8 points	2.8%	11.6%
France	CGIE +8.8 points	14.9%	6.1%
Australia	DFIC +5.9 points	0.0%	5.9%
Switzerland	DFIC +4.6 points	3.4%	8.0%
Spain	CGIE +4.4 points	7.2%	2.8%
Netherlands	CGIE +3.5 points	7.1%	3.6%
Taiwan	CGIE +2.6 points	2.6%	0.0%
Japan	DFIC +1.5 points	22.9%	24.4%
Other countries (22)	CGIE +1.7 points	39.2%	37.5%

Outside the US: CGIE 95% developed, 5% emerging. DFIC 98% developed, 2% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

CGIE25.5%
DFIC7.1%

Securities held

CGIE72
DFIC4,131

Asset class

CGIE: Equity
DFIC: Equity

Holdings

Only in CGIE8
In both64
Only in DFIC4,067

Only in CGIE

8 securities, 8.5% of CGIE by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Sp Adr Adr2.54%
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sp Adr Adr1.17%
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd Common Stock1.02%
Glencore PLC Common Stock USD.011.01%
Sk Hynix Inc Common Stock KRW5000.00.87%
Mercadolibre Inc Common Stock USD.0010.68%
Beone Medicines Ltd Adr Adr USD.00010.62%
Tencent Holdings Ltd Common Stock HKD.000020.58%

Only in DFIC

4,067 securities, 89.1% of DFIC by weight

Shell PLC1.15%
Asml Holding NV1.09%
Novartis AG Adr0.76%
Roche Holding AG0.70%
Royal Bank of Canada0.64%
Allianz SE0.49%
Toyota Motor Corp0.46%
Bp PLC0.44%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.41%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.41%
Bhp Group Ltd0.39%
Hsbc Holdings PLC0.39%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.38%
Canadian Natural Resource0.37%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.37%
Bayer AG0.36%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial0.36%
Basf SE0.33%
Astrazeneca PLC0.33%
Tesco PLC0.31%
Infineon Technologies AG0.31%
Dhl AG0.30%
Eni Spa0.30%
E.on SE0.29%
Rio Tinto PLC0.29%
Cenovus Energy Inc0.27%
Repsol SA0.27%
Orange SA0.26%
National Bank of Canada0.25%
Muenchener Rueckversicher0.25%
Bhp Group Ltd0.25%
Siemens Energy AG0.24%
Intact Financial Corp0.24%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.23%
Barrick Mining Corp0.23%
Vinci SA0.22%
Barclays PLC0.22%
Sandoz Group AG0.22%
Aib Group PLC0.22%
Ubs Group AG0.22%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.22%
Swiss Re AG0.21%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.21%
Fairfax Financial Holding0.21%
Kbc Group NV0.21%
Gsk PLC0.20%
Nn Group NV0.20%
Glencore PLC0.20%
Swisscom AG0.20%
Commonwealth Bank of Aust0.19%

Weight gaps

All 64 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in CGIE and DFIC, widest gap first
Holding	More in CGIEMore in DFIC	CGIE	DFIC
Asml Holding NV Common Stock EUR.09	CGIE +4.91 points	4.98%	0.07%
Sap SE Common Stock	CGIE +2.48 points	2.57%	0.09%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Ban A Common Stock SEK10.0	CGIE +2.22 points	2.28%	0.06%
Totalenergies SE Common Stock EUR2.5	CGIE +2.22 points	2.98%	0.76%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +1.86 points	2.16%	0.30%
Iberdrola SA Common Stock EUR.75	CGIE +1.84 points	1.93%	0.09%
Rolls Royce Holdings PLC Common Stock GBP.2RR.L	CGIE +1.81 points	2.20%	0.39%
Rwe AG Common Stock	CGIE +1.79 points	1.93%	0.14%
Airbus SE Common Stock EUR1.0	CGIE +1.79 points	1.97%	0.18%
Resona Holdings Inc Common Stock	CGIE +1.75 points	1.84%	0.09%
Euronext NV Common Stock EUR1.6	CGIE +1.75 points	1.83%	0.08%
Bae Systems PLC Common Stock GBP.025BA.L	CGIE +1.74 points	1.92%	0.18%
Mitsubishi Corp Common Stock	CGIE +1.59 points	1.71%	0.12%
Unicredit Spa Common Stock	CGIE +1.59 points	1.93%	0.34%
Shopify Inc Class A Common Stock	CGIE +1.50 points	1.53%	0.03%
Safran SA Common Stock EUR.2	CGIE +1.50 points	1.69%	0.19%
L Oreal Common Stock EUR.2	CGIE +1.48 points	1.66%	0.18%
Dsv A/S Common Stock DKK1.0	CGIE +1.46 points	1.56%	0.10%
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clear Common Stock	CGIE +1.44 points	1.53%	0.09%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +1.43 points	1.66%	0.23%
Engie Common Stock EUR1.0	CGIE +1.43 points	1.71%	0.28%
Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis Vui Common Stock EUR.3	CGIE +1.37 points	1.55%	0.18%
Marubeni Corp Common Stock	CGIE +1.37 points	1.41%	0.04%
Hitachi Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +1.35 points	1.66%	0.31%
Industria De Diseno Textil Common Stock EUR.03	CGIE +1.28 points	1.39%	0.11%
British American Tobacco PLC Common StockBATS.L	CGIE +1.22 points	1.39%	0.17%
Natwest Group PLC Common Stock GBP1.0769NWG.L	CGIE +1.20 points	1.26%	0.06%
Amadeus It Group SA Common Stock EUR.01	CGIE +1.20 points	1.28%	0.08%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argenta Common Stock EUR.49	CGIE +1.20 points	1.26%	0.06%
Tokyo Electron Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +1.19 points	1.44%	0.24%
Essilorluxottica Common Stock EUR.18	CGIE +1.18 points	1.22%	0.04%
Barrick Mining Corp Common Stock	CGIE +1.18 points	1.18%	<0.01%
Keyence Corp Common Stock	CGIE +1.16 points	1.21%	0.05%
Abb Ltd Reg Common Stock CHF.12	CGIE +1.14 points	1.36%	0.22%
Deutsche Boerse AG Common Stock	CGIE +1.14 points	1.32%	0.18%
Bnp Paribas Common Stock EUR2.0	CGIE +1.13 points	1.27%	0.14%
Siemens AG Reg Common Stock	CGIE +1.07 points	1.33%	0.26%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc Common Stock	CGIE +1.06 points	1.28%	0.22%
Astrazeneca PLC Common Stock USD.25AZN.L	CGIE +1.02 points	1.08%	0.06%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +1.03 points	1.08%	0.05%
Relx PLC Common Stock GBP.00144397REL.L	CGIE +1.03 points	1.03%	<0.01%
Sony Group Corp Common Stock	CGIE +1.00 points	1.33%	0.33%
Itochu Corp Common Stock	CGIE +0.99 points	1.14%	0.15%
Halma PLC Common Stock GBP.1HLMA.L	CGIE +0.95 points	0.99%	0.04%
Banco Santander SA Common Stock EUR.5	CGIE +0.95 points	1.14%	0.19%
Imperial Brands PLC Common Stock GBP.1IMB.L	CGIE +0.93 points	1.06%	0.13%
Nintendo Co Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +0.84 points	0.91%	0.07%
Kingspan Group PLC Common Stock EUR.13	CGIE +0.80 points	0.90%	0.10%
Aia Group Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +0.79 points	0.96%	0.17%
Schneider Electric SE Common Stock EUR4.0	CGIE +0.76 points	0.88%	0.12%
Danone Common Stock EUR.25	CGIE +0.75 points	0.85%	0.10%
Novo Nordisk A/S B Common Stock DKK.1	CGIE +0.74 points	0.91%	0.17%
Hoya Corp Common Stock	CGIE +0.74 points	0.85%	0.11%
Panasonic Holdings Corp Common Stock	CGIE +0.73 points	0.82%	0.09%
Anheuser Busch Inbev Sa/Nv Common Stock	CGIE +0.71 points	0.92%	0.21%
Antofagasta PLC Common StockANTO.L	CGIE +0.61 points	0.69%	0.08%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp Common Stock	CGIE +0.60 points	0.66%	0.06%
Daikin Industries Ltd Common Stock	CGIE +0.57 points	0.66%	0.09%
Compagnie De Saint Gobain Common Stock EUR4.0	CGIE +0.53 points	0.75%	0.22%
Standard Chartered PLC Common Stock USD.5STAN.L	CGIE +0.45 points	0.68%	0.23%
Advantest Corp Common Stock	CGIE +0.40 points	0.73%	0.33%
Resonac Holdings Corp Common Stock	CGIE +0.37 points	0.51%	0.14%
Nestle SA Reg Common Stock CHF.1	CGIE +0.35 points	0.99%	0.64%
Rheinmetall AG Common Stock	CGIE +0.33 points	0.51%	0.18%

All 76 CGIE holdings⁠All 4,139 DFIC holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

CGIE vs DFIC Cost

Overpaying CGIE vs DFIC

$6,162

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

CGIE 0.54%
$10,720
DFIC 0.22%
$4,558

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

CGIE 0.54%
DFIC 0.22%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	CGIE	DFIC	Overpaying
10	$971	$401	$570
20	$3,724	$1,561	$2,163
30	$10,720	$4,558	$6,162

Expense ratio

0.54%CGIE
0.22%DFIC, cheaper

DFIC0.22%CGIE0.54%

0.00%1.49%

Middle half of International Active Equity funds
Median 0.55%

DFIC 2nd cheapest of 55 funds

CGIE 22nd cheapest of 55 funds

CGIE vs DFIC Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): CGIE 1.40%; DFIC 2.55%, better
Payout (12M): CGIE $0.50; DFIC $0.96
Last payment: CGIE $0.37; DFIC $0.19
Ex-dividend: CGIE Jun 30, 2026; DFIC Sep 22, 2026
Paid on: CGIE Jul 1, 2026; DFIC Sep 24, 2026
Frequency: CGIE Twice a year; DFIC Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

CGIETwice a year · 6 paymentsAll CGIE payments⁠

DFICQuarterly · 18 paymentsAll DFIC payments⁠

CGIE vs DFIC Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: CGIE 11.8%, betterDFIC 11.9%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: CGIE 0.89DFIC 1.35, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: CGIE −13.8%since Sep 2023DFIC −24.4%since Mar 2022
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: CGIE 0.65DFIC 0.92; Market = 1

CGIE and DFIC in the news

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ETF Filings
Causeway files its first ETFs into a 0.22% to 0.39% category, its own fee blank
Sep 18, 2026DFIC

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CGIE vs DFIC

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How CGIE and DFIC differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in CGIE

Only in DFIC

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Causeway files its first ETFs into a 0.22% to 0.39% category, its own fee blank

How CGIE and DFIC differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in CGIE

Only in DFIC

Weight gaps