DFAI vs QINT: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

DFAIANYSE Arca

American Century Quality Diversified International ETF

QINTCNYSE Arca

Overlap

29.7%by weight

Expense ratio

DFAI −0.16pt a year

DFAI0.18%QINT0.34%

Avg volume · 30D

DFAI 33.0×the volume

DFAI1.81MQINT55K

5Y return · a year

DFAI +0.3pt

DFAI+9.5%QINT+9.2%

DFAI vs QINT Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+57.8%DFAI+55.0%QINT

Expense ratio: DFAI 0.18%, better; QINT 0.34%
Fund size: DFAI $18.2B; QINT $781M
1Y total return: DFAI +16.3%, better; QINT +14.9%
Yield (12M): DFAI 2.44%; QINT 2.82%, better
Holdings: DFAI 3761; QINT 376
Avg volume (30D): DFAI 1.81M sh, better; QINT 55K sh
NAV per share: DFAI $41.49; QINT $68.54
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFAI, QINT, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFAI	QINT
Cost30% weight	A91Higher	C50
Mission25% weight	B63	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	C50Higher	C46
Tradability15% weight	A81Higher	A71
Holdings10% weight	A80Higher	B66
Durability5% weight	A71Higher	C41

Rank among International Multifactor funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DFAI and QINT 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 2nd and QINT 14th of 30 funds in the International Multifactor Category.

Rank 1AINTFiShares International Equity Factor ETFScore 79
Rank 2ADFAIDimensional International Core Equity Market ETFScore 77
Rank 3AGSWOGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETFScore 76
Rank 14CGSEUGoldman Sachs ActiveBeta Europe Equity ETFScore 54
Rank 14CQINTAmerican Century Quality Diversified International ETFScore 54
Rank 16CIMFLInvesco International Developed Dynamic Multifactor ETFScore 47

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFAIADimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

QINTCAmerican Century Quality Diversified International 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.

QINT American Century wrote its own index for this one: roughly 400 non-US stocks screened for quality, then tilted toward growth or value as conditions shift. A factor fund built to move with the weather rather than hold one fixed blend.

Stated mandate

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

QINT The fund tracks the American Century Quality Diversified International Equity Index. Its index methodology seeks international core exposure by excluding lower-quality stocks and selecting companies with attractive quality, growth and value characteristics.

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.

QINT Rules-based but not static: the methodology excludes lower-quality stocks, then adjusts growth and value exposure as the prevailing market environment changes.americancentury.com
Roughly 400 holdings across developed markets outside the US, and the portfolio has stayed closely aligned with the index it advertises.
Fee is 0.34% a year, near what this peer group typically charges, with no waiver in place, so it isn't a number that expires on a date.
Running since 2018 with a multi-hundred-million-dollar asset base and quarterly distributions. Not a launch-week experiment.

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.

QINT Several peers undercut it on price: GSWO at 0.15%, INTF at 0.16% and DFAI at 0.18%, none of them leaning on a waiver.
The index is American Century's own, so the quality screen is a house view. The fact sheet also notes the fund bears losses or costs caused by index errors.americancentury.com
Moderately traded rather than a category heavyweight, which can mean wider spreads than the largest international factor funds.

Full DFAI profile⁠

Full QINT profile⁠

DFAI vs QINT Holdings

How DFAI and QINT differ

Overlap by weight

29.7%

Shared holdings make up 92.8% of QINT and 36.4% of DFAI.

Level by level

Holdings336 in both29.7%
Countryby domicile88.4%
Sector11 Sectors90.9%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DFAI and QINT, widest gap first
Sector	More in DFAIMore in QINT	DFAI	QINT
Consumer Discretionary	QINT +6.0 points	7.7%	13.7%
Utilities	DFAI +2.6 points	3.7%	1.1%
Energy	DFAI +2.1 points	7.1%	5.0%
Financials	DFAI +1.8 points	24.6%	22.8%
Industrials	QINT +1.5 points	17.7%	19.2%
Consumer Staples	DFAI +1.3 points	6.2%	4.9%
Health Care	QINT +1.0 points	8.7%	9.7%
Materials	DFAI +1.0 points	8.9%	7.9%
Technology	QINT +0.5 points	10.5%	11.0%
Real Estate	DFAI +0.3 points	1.2%	0.9%
Communication	QINT +0.2 points	3.6%	3.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFAI and QINT, widest gap first
Country	More in DFAIMore in QINT	DFAI	QINT
Switzerland	DFAI +2.7 points	8.6%	5.9%
Australia	DFAI +2.6 points	6.0%	3.4%
United Kingdom	DFAI +1.7 points	11.7%	10.0%
Japan	DFAI +1.4 points	24.3%	22.9%
Hong Kong	DFAI +1.4 points	1.4%	0.0%
Austria	QINT +1.4 points	0.4%	1.8%
Italy	QINT +1.3 points	2.8%	4.1%
Canada	DFAI +1.3 points	11.4%	10.1%
Other countries (19)	QINT +8.3 points	33.4%	41.7%

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

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFAI9.8%
QINT12.8%

Securities held

DFAI3,743
QINT369

Asset class

DFAI: Equity
QINT: Equity

Holdings

Only in DFAI3,407
In both336
Only in QINT33

Only in DFAI

3,407 securities, 63.3% of DFAI by weight

Asml Holding NV1.78%
Nestle SA0.90%
Astrazeneca PLC0.85%
Novartis AG Adr0.70%
Royal Bank of Canada0.64%
Toyota Motor Corp0.63%
Allianz SE0.62%
Sap SE0.58%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.52%
Commonwealth Bank of Aust0.52%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.42%
Canadian Natural Resource0.41%
Unilever PLC0.40%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial0.38%
Iberdrola SA0.38%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd0.38%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.38%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.37%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.36%
Air Liquide SA0.36%
Mizuho Financial Group In0.35%
British American Tobacco0.35%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.34%
Airbus SE0.34%
Aia Group Ltd0.32%
Royal Bank of Canada0.31%
L'oreal SA0.30%
National Australia Bank L0.29%
Enbridge Inc0.28%
Westpac Banking Corp0.28%
Anz Group Holdings0.27%
Deutsche Boerse AG0.26%
Bank of Montreal0.25%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.25%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.25%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.25%
Infineon Technologies AG0.24%
Compass Group PLC0.24%
Tesco PLC0.24%
Oversea-Chinese Banking C0.24%
National Grid PLC0.23%
Basf SE0.23%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co0.23%
Lonza Group AG0.23%
Ubs Group AG0.23%
Itochu Corp0.23%
Industria De Diseno Texti0.22%
Relx PLC0.22%
Bae Systems PLC0.22%
Ubs Group AG0.22%

Only in QINT

33 securities, 7.2% of QINT by weight

Autoliv Inc Common Stock USD1.00.72%
Ssc Government Mm Gvmxx0.55%
Igm Financial Inc Common Stock0.48%
Intercontinental Hotels Grou Common Stock GBP.20852130.46%
Heineken Holding NV Common Stock EUR1.60.43%
Ryanair Holdings PLC Sp Adr Adr0.40%
Oceanagold Corp Common Stock0.34%
Coca Cola Hbc AG Di Common Stock0.31%
Nxp Semiconductors NV Common Stock EUR.20.31%
Technipfmc PLC Common Stock USD1.00.28%
Flex Ltd Common Stock0.27%
Cvc Capital Partners PLC Common Stock0.26%
Intl Consolidated Airline Di Common Stock EUR.10.24%
Orix Corp Common Stock0.17%
Harbour Energy PLC Common Stock GBP.000020.16%
Global E Online Ltd Common Stock0.16%
Tesco PLC Common Stock GBP.06333330.16%
Compass Group PLC Common Stock GBP.11050.15%
Tenaris SA Common Stock USD1.00.14%
Prairiesky Royalty Ltd Common Stock0.14%
Tokyo Century Corp Common Stock0.14%
Investor Ab B Shs Common Stock SEK6.250.13%
Jeronimo Martins Common Stock EUR1.00.13%
Crh PLC Common Stock EUR.320.13%
Industrivarden Ab C Shs Common Stock SEK2.50.13%
Jfrog Ltd Common Stock0.12%
Kyocera Corp Common Stock0.12%
Aberdeen Group PLC Common Stock GBP.13968250.12%
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd Common Stock0.09%
Wisa Group Oyj Common Stock<0.01%
Evraz PLC Common Stock USD.050.00%
Constellation Software Inc Constellation Software In 280.00%
New Israeli Sheqel0.00%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 336 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DFAI and QINT, widest gap first
Holding	More in DFAIMore in QINT	DFAI	QINT
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The	QINT +1.29 points	0.15%	1.44%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd	QINT +1.00 points	0.27%	1.27%
Denso Corp	QINT +0.98 points	0.06%	1.04%
Asml Holding NV	QINT +0.97 points	0.39%	1.36%
Henkel AG & Co Kgaa	QINT +0.97 points	0.02%	0.99%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge	QINT +0.95 points	0.22%	1.17%
Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis	QINT +0.96 points	0.19%	1.15%
Bridgestone Corp	QINT +0.93 points	0.12%	1.05%
Sanofi	QINT +0.91 points	0.29%	1.20%
Cgi Inc	QINT +0.87 points	<0.01%	0.88%
Singapore Exchange Ltd	QINT +0.80 points	0.06%	0.86%
Nn Group NV	QINT +0.78 points	0.13%	0.91%
Telefonica SA	QINT +0.73 points	0.06%	0.79%
Vodafone Group PLCVOD.L	QINT +0.73 points	0.14%	0.87%
Investec PLCINVP.L	QINT +0.73 points	0.02%	0.75%
Sumitomo Corp	QINT +0.73 points	0.11%	0.84%
Mercedes-Benz Group AG	QINT +0.70 points	0.13%	0.83%
Israel Discount Bank Ltd	QINT +0.70 points	0.04%	0.74%
Raiffeisen Bank Internati	QINT +0.68 points	<0.01%	0.68%
Daito Trust Construction	QINT +0.67 points	0.03%	0.70%
Shopify Inc	QINT +0.66 points	0.22%	0.88%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial	DFAI +0.65 points	0.77%	0.12%
Roche Holding AG	QINT +0.62 points	1.21%	1.83%
Hermes International	QINT +0.62 points	0.12%	0.74%
Suntory Beverage & Food L	QINT +0.61 points	0.02%	0.63%
Ing Groep NV	QINT +0.59 points	0.28%	0.87%
Sandoz Group AG	QINT +0.58 points	0.12%	0.70%
Shimadzu Corp	QINT +0.57 points	0.03%	0.60%
Renesas Electronics Corp	QINT +0.56 points	0.09%	0.65%
Evonik Industries AG	QINT +0.55 points	0.03%	0.58%
Orion Oyj	QINT +0.53 points	0.06%	0.59%
Acs Actividades De Constr	QINT +0.53 points	0.08%	0.61%
Galderma Group AG	QINT +0.52 points	0.16%	0.68%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcar	QINT +0.52 points	0.05%	0.57%
Eqt Ab	QINT +0.51 points	0.03%	0.54%
Genting Singapore Ltd	QINT +0.50 points	0.01%	0.51%
Argenx SE	QINT +0.50 points	0.06%	0.56%
Canadian Tire Corp Ltd	QINT +0.50 points	0.04%	0.54%
Fresenius Medical Care AG	QINT +0.48 points	0.04%	0.52%
Banco Comercial Portugues	QINT +0.48 points	0.04%	0.52%
Unicredit Spa	QINT +0.46 points	0.40%	0.86%
Lotus Bakeries NV	QINT +0.46 points	0.02%	0.48%
Daimler Truck Holding AG	QINT +0.45 points	0.09%	0.54%
Sony Group Corp	DFAI +0.45 points	0.58%	0.13%
Rea Group Ltd	QINT +0.44 points	0.02%	0.46%
Barrick Mining Corp	QINT +0.44 points	0.04%	0.48%
Hochtief AG	QINT +0.43 points	0.03%	0.46%
Siemens AG	DFAI +0.43 points	0.55%	0.12%
Natwest Group PLCNWG.L	QINT +0.43 points	0.22%	0.65%
Bp PLCBP.L	DFAI +0.42 points	0.58%	0.16%
Kubota Corp	QINT +0.43 points	0.08%	0.51%
Totalenergies SE	DFAI +0.41 points	0.70%	0.29%
Bawag Group AG	QINT +0.41 points	0.06%	0.47%
Fortescue Ltd	QINT +0.40 points	0.07%	0.47%
Finecobank Banca Fineco’s	QINT +0.39 points	0.06%	0.45%
Bnp Paribas SA	QINT +0.39 points	0.29%	0.68%
Banco De Sabadell SA	QINT +0.37 points	0.08%	0.45%
Iss A/S	QINT +0.36 points	0.03%	0.39%
Bank of Ireland Group PLC	QINT +0.35 points	0.08%	0.43%
Elbit Systems Ltd	QINT +0.33 points	0.02%	0.35%
Voestalpine AG	QINT +0.33 points	0.03%	0.36%
Hitachi Ltd	DFAI +0.33 points	0.46%	0.13%
Cie Financiere Richemont	QINT +0.33 points	0.29%	0.62%
Siemens Energy AG	QINT +0.32 points	0.33%	0.65%
Imperial Oil Ltd	QINT +0.31 points	0.05%	0.36%
Tdk Corp	QINT +0.29 points	0.11%	0.40%
Schneider Electric SE	DFAI +0.29 points	0.39%	0.10%
Banco Bpm Spa	QINT +0.29 points	0.07%	0.36%
Toromont Industries Ltd	QINT +0.28 points	0.04%	0.32%
Konami Group Corp	QINT +0.27 points	0.07%	0.34%
Kioxia Holdings Corp	QINT +0.27 points	0.23%	0.50%
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Asa	QINT +0.27 points	0.01%	0.28%
Zalando SE	QINT +0.27 points	0.02%	0.29%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	QINT +0.26 points	0.32%	0.58%
SCOUT24 AG	QINT +0.26 points	0.02%	0.28%
Ricoh Co Ltd	QINT +0.26 points	0.04%	0.30%
Kongsberg Gruppen Asa	QINT +0.26 points	0.04%	0.30%
Safran SA	DFAI +0.25 points	0.36%	0.11%
De' Longhi Spa	QINT +0.25 points	0.01%	0.26%
Saab Ab	QINT +0.25 points	0.05%	0.30%
Makita Corp	QINT +0.25 points	0.03%	0.28%
Tokyo Electron Ltd	DFAI +0.25 points	0.49%	0.24%
Nippon Express Holdings C	QINT +0.25 points	0.04%	0.29%
Banco Santander SA	DFAI +0.25 points	0.38%	0.13%
Valmet Oyj	QINT +0.24 points	0.03%	0.27%
Kinross Gold Corp	QINT +0.24 points	0.03%	0.27%
Subsea 7 SA	QINT +0.23 points	0.04%	0.27%
Gsk PLCGSK.L	DFAI +0.23 points	0.36%	0.13%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co	QINT +0.22 points	0.11%	0.33%
Alk-Abello A/S	QINT +0.23 points	0.01%	0.24%
Hitachi Construction Mach	QINT +0.23 points	0.02%	0.25%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd	QINT +0.22 points	0.60%	0.83%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaiz	QINT +0.22 points	0.14%	0.36%
Pandora A/S	QINT +0.22 points	0.04%	0.26%
Endeavour Mining PLCEDV.L	QINT +0.22 points	0.01%	0.23%
Kingfisher PLCKGF.L	QINT +0.22 points	0.04%	0.26%
Yokogawa Electric Corp	QINT +0.22 points	0.03%	0.25%
Asics Corp	QINT +0.22 points	0.10%	0.32%
Vat Group AG	QINT +0.22 points	0.06%	0.28%
Niterra Co Ltd	QINT +0.21 points	0.04%	0.25%

All 3,869 DFAI holdings⁠All 367 QINT 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 QINT Cost

Overpaying QINT vs DFAI

$3,183

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

DFAI 0.18%
$3,749
QINT 0.34%
$6,932

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFAI 0.18%
QINT 0.34%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFAI	QINT	Overpaying
10	$328	$616	$288
20	$1,281	$2,386	$1,105
30	$3,749	$6,932	$3,183

Expense ratio

0.18%DFAI, cheaper
0.34%QINT

DFAI0.18%QINT0.34%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

DFAI 3rd cheapest of 30 funds

QINT 15th cheapest of 30 funds

DFAI vs QINT Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): DFAI 2.44%; QINT 2.82%, better
Payout (12M): DFAI $1.01; QINT $1.94
Last payment: DFAI $0.18; QINT $0.22
Ex-dividend: DFAI Sep 22, 2026; QINT Sep 8, 2026
Paid on: DFAI Sep 24, 2026; QINT Sep 10, 2026
Frequency: DFAI Quarterly; QINT Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

DFAIQuarterly · 24 paymentsAll DFAI payments⁠

QINTQuarterly · 18 paymentsAll QINT payments⁠

DFAI vs QINT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DFAI
QINT

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DFAI 11.6%, betterQINT 11.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFAI 1.33QINT 1.38, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFAI −27.4%, betterQINT −32.3%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFAI 0.91QINT 0.81; Market = 1

DFAI and QINT in the news

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DFAI vs QINT

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DFAI and QINT differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAI

Only in QINT

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 QINT differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAI

Only in QINT

Weight gaps