DFAI vs IDYN: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

DFAIANYSE Arca

iShares International Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF

IDYNDNYSE Arca

Overlap

28.8%by weight

Expense ratio

DFAI −0.28pt a year

DFAI0.18%IDYN0.46%

Avg volume · 30D

DFAI 112.3×the volume

DFAI1.84MIDYN16.4K

DFAI vs IDYN Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+17.5%DFAI+13.2%IDYN

Expense ratio: DFAI 0.18%, better; IDYN 0.46%
Fund size: DFAI $17.9B; IDYN $110M
1Y total return: DFAI +17.5%, better; IDYN +13.2%
Yield (12M): DFAI 2.41%; IDYN No data
Holdings: DFAI 3763; IDYN 220
Avg volume (30D): DFAI 1.84M sh, better; IDYN 16.4K sh
NAV per share: DFAI $40.72; IDYN $28.99
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFAI, IDYN, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFAI	IDYN
Cost30% weight	A91Higher	F24
Mission25% weight	B62	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C53Higher	F23
Tradability15% weight	A82Higher	C51
Holdings10% weight	A80Higher	D33
Durability5% weight	A71Higher	D33

Rank among International Multifactor funds

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Same Category. DFAI and IDYN are both graded against the same 30 International Multifactor funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Multifactor⁠

Category · 30 funds

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DFAI ranks 1st and IDYN 26th of 30 funds in the International Multifactor Category.

Rank 1ADFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETFScore 79
Rank 1AINTFiShares International Equity Factor ETFScore 79
Rank 25DFEPFirst Trust Europe AlphaDEX FundScore 32
Rank 26DIDYNiShares International Equity Factor Rotation Active ETFScore 30
Rank 27DFEUZFirst Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX ETFScore 28

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFAIADimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

IDYNDiShares International Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF

In short

DFAI Dimensional's take on developed markets outside the US: several thousand stocks, plus deliberate leans toward cheaper and more profitable companies. Index-fund breadth with a research desk setting the weights, priced above the plain vanilla crowd.

IDYN No data

Stated mandate

DFAI The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an integrated approach combining research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading.

IDYN No data

Why people hold it

DFAI Holds several thousand developed-market stocks outside the US, so no single name, sector or country steers the fund.
The tilts are in the mandate, not the marketing: it leans toward cheaper stocks and more profitable companies while still owning the broad market.
Portfolio construction is one of the stronger builds in its peer group, and the fund is a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded name that pays quarterly.

IDYN No data

Worth knowing

DFAI At 0.18% it costs many times what plain cap-weighted rivals like VEA, SPDW and SCHF charge. The tilts are what the extra buys.
MSCI World ex USA IMI is the yardstick, not a leash. Dimensional builds the portfolio its own way, so it can look and behave differently from that index.
Launched in late 2020, so its live record is shorter than the index giants', and on the whole package it lands in the lower half of its developed-core cohort.

IDYN No data

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DFAI vs IDYN Holdings

How DFAI and IDYN differ

Overlap by weight

28.8%

Shared holdings make up 93.0% of IDYN and 32.4% of DFAI.

Level by level

Holdings193 in both28.8%
Countryby domicile82.2%
Sector11 Sectors84.5%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in DFAI and IDYN, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	DFAI	IDYN
Financials	IDYN +6.9 points	24.2%	31.1%
Energy	DFAI +6.7 points	6.7%	0.0%
Consumer Discretionary	DFAI +5.1 points	8.3%	3.2%
Utilities	IDYN +3.0 points	3.7%	6.7%
Industrials	IDYN +2.9 points	17.9%	20.8%
Materials	DFAI +2.1 points	8.5%	6.4%
Communication	IDYN +1.4 points	3.9%	5.3%
Technology	IDYN +1.2 points	9.5%	10.7%
Consumer Staples	DFAI +1.1 points	6.8%	5.7%
Real Estate	DFAI +0.5 points	1.3%	0.8%
Health Care	IDYN +0.1 points	9.2%	9.3%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFAI and IDYN, widest gap first
Country	Gap	DFAI	IDYN
Canada	DFAI +11.2 points	11.2%	0.0%
Spain	IDYN +2.9 points	3.0%	5.9%
Hong Kong	IDYN +2.5 points	1.4%	3.9%
United Kingdom	IDYN +1.8 points	11.8%	13.6%
Japan	IDYN +1.8 points	24.0%	25.8%
Norway	IDYN +1.6 points	0.8%	2.4%
Italy	IDYN +1.3 points	2.8%	4.1%
France	IDYN +1.3 points	6.6%	7.9%
Other countries (19)	DFAI +2.0 points	38.3%	36.3%

Outside the US: DFAI 99% developed, 1% emerging. IDYN 98% developed, 2% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFAI9.7%
IDYN21.1%

Securities held

DFAI3,743
IDYN206

Asset class

DFAI: Stocks
IDYN: Stocks

Holdings

Only in DFAI3,550
In both193
Only in IDYN13

Only in DFAI

3,550 securities, 67.2% of DFAI by weight

Asml Holding NV1.65%
Shell PLC1.21%
Nestle SA0.94%
Novartis AG Adr0.72%
Totalenergies SE0.66%
Royal Bank of Canada0.64%
Bhp Group Ltd0.58%
Bp PLC0.53%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.52%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.48%
Unilever PLC0.41%
Safran SA0.39%
Gsk PLC0.38%
Canadian Natural Resource0.36%
Airbus SE0.35%
British American Tobacco0.35%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.34%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.33%
Bayer AG0.33%
Intesa Sanpaolo Spa0.32%
Royal Bank of Canada0.31%
Cie Financiere Richemont0.31%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.29%
Novo Nordisk A/S0.29%
Ing Groep NV0.29%
Rio Tinto PLC0.28%
Swiss Re AG0.28%
National Australia Bank L0.28%
Westpac Banking Corp0.28%
Enbridge Inc0.27%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.27%
Deutsche Boerse AG0.26%
Bank of Montreal0.26%
Tesco PLC0.25%
Lonza Group AG0.24%
Compass Group PLC0.24%
Industria De Diseno Texti0.24%
Basf SE0.24%
National Grid PLC0.24%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co0.23%
Natwest Group PLC0.23%
Ubs Group AG0.22%
Eni Spa0.22%
Barrick Mining Corp0.22%
E.on SE0.22%
Wesfarmers Ltd0.22%
Repsol SA0.22%
Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis0.21%
Canadian Imperial Bank of0.21%
Shopify Inc0.21%

Only in IDYN

13 securities, 6.5% of IDYN by weight

Tesco PLC1.47%
Investor Class B1.12%
Compass Group PLC0.79%
Sumitomo Metal Mining0.51%
3I Group Fund PLC0.41%
Stmicroelectronics0.41%
Kawasaki Kisen Ltd0.35%
Kyocera0.34%
Softbank Group Corp0.30%
Nippon Yusen0.29%
Japan Post Bank Ltd0.26%
Orix0.13%
Klepierre Reit SA0.10%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 193 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DFAI and IDYN, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	DFAI	IDYN
Asml Holding NV	IDYN +3.36 points	0.36%	3.72%
Novartis AG	IDYN +2.76 points	0.29%	3.05%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	IDYN +1.83 points	0.87%	2.70%
Iberdrola SA	IDYN +1.81 points	0.40%	2.21%
Generali	IDYN +1.49 points	0.09%	1.58%
Yara International Asa	IDYN +1.39 points	0.03%	1.42%
Enel Spa	IDYN +1.34 points	0.31%	1.65%
Vodafone Group PLCVOD.L	IDYN +1.32 points	0.14%	1.46%
Edp - Energias De Portuga	IDYN +1.24 points	0.07%	1.31%
Banco Santander SA	IDYN +1.21 points	0.41%	1.62%
Mitsubishi Corp	IDYN +1.07 points	0.24%	1.31%
SOUTH32 Ltd	IDYN +1.06 points	0.06%	1.12%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/N	IDYN +1.03 points	0.27%	1.30%
MS&AD Insurance Group Hol	IDYN +1.03 points	0.16%	1.19%
Mitsui & Co Ltd	IDYN +0.99 points	0.19%	1.18%
Ubs Group AG	IDYN +0.98 points	0.24%	1.22%
Itochu Corp	IDYN +0.98 points	0.22%	1.20%
Sitc International Holdin	IDYN +0.97 points	0.04%	1.01%
Vinci SA	IDYN +0.97 points	0.23%	1.20%
Abb Ltd	IDYN +0.94 points	0.32%	1.26%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	IDYN +0.94 points	0.36%	1.30%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge	IDYN +0.91 points	0.25%	1.16%
Axa SA	IDYN +0.90 points	0.24%	1.14%
Relx PLCREL.L	IDYN +0.85 points	0.23%	1.08%
Toyota Tsusho Corp	IDYN +0.85 points	0.09%	0.94%
Fortum Oyj	IDYN +0.81 points	0.05%	0.86%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial	IDYN +0.78 points	0.73%	1.51%
Dhl AG	IDYN +0.78 points	0.24%	1.02%
Qbe Insurance Group Ltd	IDYN +0.78 points	0.14%	0.92%
Phoenix Finance Ltd	IDYN +0.76 points	0.05%	0.81%
Caixabank SA	IDYN +0.76 points	0.16%	0.92%
Bnp Paribas SA	IDYN +0.74 points	0.32%	1.06%
Kddi Corp	IDYN +0.74 points	0.21%	0.95%
Standard Chartered PLCSTAN.L	IDYN +0.73 points	0.22%	0.95%
Boc Hong Kong Holdings Lt	IDYN +0.73 points	0.08%	0.81%
Arcelormittal SA	IDYN +0.71 points	0.04%	0.75%
Societe Generale SA	IDYN +0.67 points	0.20%	0.87%
Telenor Asa	IDYN +0.68 points	0.02%	0.70%
Sap SE	IDYN +0.66 points	0.59%	1.25%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial	IDYN +0.66 points	0.36%	1.02%
Elbit Systems Ltd	IDYN +0.64 points	0.02%	0.66%
Sompo Holdings Inc	IDYN +0.53 points	0.14%	0.67%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PRKT.L	IDYN +0.51 points	0.19%	0.70%
Nokia Oyj	IDYN +0.51 points	0.11%	0.62%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	IDYN +0.50 points	0.33%	0.83%
Mizuho Financial Group In	IDYN +0.49 points	0.33%	0.82%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd	IDYN +0.48 points	0.54%	1.02%
Siemens Energy AG	IDYN +0.47 points	0.32%	0.79%
Ap Moller - Maersk A/S	IDYN +0.47 points	0.05%	0.52%
Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd	IDYN +0.45 points	0.07%	0.52%
Carrefour SA	IDYN +0.45 points	0.05%	0.50%
Sun Hung Kai Properties L	IDYN +0.44 points	0.06%	0.50%
Banco Bpm Spa	IDYN +0.44 points	0.07%	0.51%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp	IDYN +0.44 points	0.12%	0.56%
L'oreal SA	IDYN +0.42 points	0.32%	0.74%
Allianz SE	IDYN +0.41 points	0.65%	1.06%
Roche Holding AG	IDYN +0.41 points	1.19%	1.60%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc	IDYN +0.40 points	0.37%	0.77%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	DFAI +0.39 points	0.99%	0.60%
Central Japan Railway Co	IDYN +0.39 points	0.08%	0.47%
Advantest Corp	IDYN +0.37 points	0.48%	0.85%
Commonwealth Bank of Aust	IDYN +0.34 points	0.52%	0.86%
Daiichi Life Group Inc	IDYN +0.34 points	0.16%	0.50%
Oversea-Chinese Banking C	IDYN +0.33 points	0.23%	0.56%
Fresnillo PLCFRES.L	IDYN +0.34 points	0.03%	0.36%
Keppel Ltd	IDYN +0.33 points	0.04%	0.37%
Bt Group PLC	IDYN +0.32 points	0.11%	0.43%
Tokyo Electron Ltd	IDYN +0.32 points	0.43%	0.75%
Murata Manufacturing Co L	IDYN +0.31 points	0.14%	0.45%
Enlight Renewable Energy	IDYN +0.31 points	0.03%	0.34%
Evonik Industries AG	IDYN +0.30 points	0.03%	0.33%
Hitachi Ltd	IDYN +0.29 points	0.42%	0.71%
Vestas Wind Systems A/S	IDYN +0.29 points	0.12%	0.41%
Sony Group Corp	DFAI +0.28 points	0.62%	0.34%
Astellas Pharma Inc	IDYN +0.27 points	0.13%	0.40%
Orange SA	IDYN +0.26 points	0.19%	0.45%
Dnb Bank Asa	IDYN +0.26 points	0.09%	0.35%
Csl Ltd	IDYN +0.25 points	0.12%	0.37%
Next PLCNXT.L	IDYN +0.24 points	0.11%	0.35%
Verbund AG	IDYN +0.23 points	0.02%	0.25%
Deutsche Telekom AG	IDYN +0.23 points	0.43%	0.66%
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Er	IDYN +0.23 points	0.12%	0.35%
Wh Group Ltd	IDYN +0.23 points	0.04%	0.27%
Fortescue Ltd	IDYN +0.22 points	0.07%	0.29%
Air Liquide SA	DFAI +0.22 points	0.38%	0.16%
Muenchener Rueckversicher	DFAI +0.22 points	0.30%	0.08%
Schneider Electric SE	DFAI +0.21 points	0.38%	0.17%
Raiffeisen Bank Internati	IDYN +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.21%
Harel Insurance Investmen	IDYN +0.21 points	0.03%	0.24%
Toyota Motor Corp	DFAI +0.20 points	0.69%	0.49%
Woolworths Group Ltd	IDYN +0.21 points	0.12%	0.33%
Ap Moller - Maersk A/S	IDYN +0.20 points	0.02%	0.22%
Infineon Technologies AG	IDYN +0.20 points	0.22%	0.42%
Ems-Chemie Holding AG	IDYN +0.19 points	0.03%	0.22%
Aia Group Ltd	IDYN +0.20 points	0.33%	0.53%
Mitsubishi Heavy Industri	IDYN +0.19 points	0.16%	0.35%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	DFAI +0.19 points	0.38%	0.19%
Azrieli Group Ltd	IDYN +0.17 points	<0.01%	0.18%
Daimler Truck Holding AG	IDYN +0.18 points	0.09%	0.27%
Galaxy Entertainment Grou	IDYN +0.17 points	0.04%	0.21%

All 3,869 DFAI holdings⁠All 206 IDYN 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.

DFAI vs IDYN Cost

Overpaying IDYN vs DFAI

$5,481

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

DFAI 0.18%
$3,749
IDYN 0.46%
$9,230

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFAI 0.18%
IDYN 0.46%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFAI	IDYN	Overpaying
10	$328	$830	$502
20	$1,281	$3,195	$1,914
30	$3,749	$9,230	$5,481

Expense ratio

0.18%DFAI, cheaper
0.46%IDYN

DFAI0.18%IDYN0.46%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

DFAI 3rd cheapest of 30 funds

IDYN 23rd cheapest of 30 funds

DFAI vs IDYN Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): DFAI 2.41%; IDYN No data
Payout (12M): DFAI $1.01; IDYN No data
Last payment: DFAI $0.18; IDYN $0.44
Ex-dividend: DFAI Sep 22, 2026; IDYN Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: DFAI Sep 24, 2026; IDYN Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: DFAI Quarterly; IDYN Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

DFAIQuarterly · 24 paymentsAll DFAI payments⁠

IDYNTwice a year · 2 paymentsAll IDYN payments⁠

DFAI vs IDYN Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DFAI 11.6%IDYN 13.9%since Sep 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFAI 1.33IDYN 0.75since Sep 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFAI −27.2%IDYN −12.7%since Aug 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFAI 0.91IDYN 0.72; Market = 1

DFAI and IDYN in the news

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DFAI vs IDYN

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DFAI and IDYN differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAI

Only in IDYN

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Avantis Investors' Avantis U.S. Core Equity ETF AVUC overlaps a fund it already runs

How DFAI and IDYN differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAI

Only in IDYN

Weight gaps