DFAI vs RODM: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

DFAIANYSE Arca

Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF

RODMANYSE Arca

Overlap

26.6%by weight

Expense ratio

DFAI −0.11pt a year

DFAI0.18%RODM0.29%

Avg volume · 30D

DFAI 20.5×the volume

DFAI1.81MRODM88.7K

5Y return · a year

RODM +1.1pt

DFAI+9.6%RODM+10.7%

DFAI vs RODM Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+58.2%DFAI+66.5%RODM

Expense ratio: DFAI 0.18%, better; RODM 0.29%
Fund size: DFAI $18.2B; RODM $1.68B
1Y total return: DFAI +15.9%; RODM +21.6%, better
Yield (12M): DFAI 2.44%; RODM 2.76%, better
Holdings: DFAI 3767; RODM 338
Avg volume (30D): DFAI 1.81M sh, better; RODM 88.7K sh
NAV per share: DFAI $41.47; RODM $42.07
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFAI, RODM, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFAI	RODM
Cost30% weight	A91Higher	B67
Mission25% weight	B63	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C49	A90Higher
Tradability15% weight	A81Higher	B60
Holdings10% weight	A80Higher	A72
Durability5% weight	A71Higher	A70

Rank among International Multifactor funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DFAI and RODM 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 RODM 5th 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 4AFDEVFidelity International Multifactor ETFScore 73
Rank 5ARODMHartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETFScore 71
Rank 6BISCFiShares International Small-Cap Equity Factor ETFScore 69

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFAIADimensional International Core Equity Market ETF

RODMAHartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) 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.

RODM Most international factor funds pick cheap, quality and momentum stocks and let the country weights land where they may. RODM's index does the factor work inside risk limits built to de-concentrate country, currency and single-company exposure.

Stated mandate

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

RODM Seeks, before fees and expenses, to track the total return of the Hartford Risk-Optimized Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) Index, which covers companies in major developed markets outside the United States.

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.

RODM The index scores developed-market companies on value, momentum and quality, then selects the highest-scoring names within its risk parameters rather than at any price.hartfordfunds.com
A 0.29% expense ratio sits below the typical international multifactor fund, though INTF (0.16%) and FDEV (0.18%) charge less.
Live since 2015, a multi-billion-dollar fund holding roughly 300 stocks across Europe, Canada and the Pacific: an established vehicle, not a recent launch.hartfordfunds.com
One of the stronger implementations in the international multifactor group, with the risk-control machinery its clearest differentiator.

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.

RODM De-concentration by design: country and company weights can look very different from a cap-weighted developed-markets benchmark, so returns will diverge from it.hartfordfunds.com
Cash comes back annually or semiannually, not monthly or quarterly.
Trading volume is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads can widen when the underlying overseas markets are closed.

Full DFAI profile⁠

Full RODM profile⁠

DFAI vs RODM Holdings

How DFAI and RODM differ

Overlap by weight

26.6%

Shared holdings make up 92.9% of RODM and 35.2% of DFAI.

Level by level

Holdings292 in both26.6%
Countryby domicile81.5%
Sector11 Sectors89.7%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DFAI and RODM, widest gap first
Sector	More in DFAIMore in RODM	DFAI	RODM
Materials	DFAI +4.8 points	8.9%	4.1%
Technology	DFAI +2.9 points	10.5%	7.5%
Consumer Staples	RODM +2.4 points	6.2%	8.6%
Financials	RODM +2.3 points	24.6%	26.9%
Real Estate	RODM +1.7 points	1.2%	2.9%
Health Care	RODM +1.4 points	8.7%	10.1%
Industrials	DFAI +1.4 points	17.7%	16.3%
Communication	RODM +1.4 points	3.6%	5.0%
Consumer Discretionary	DFAI +1.1 points	7.7%	6.6%
Utilities	RODM +0.7 points	3.7%	4.4%
Energy	RODM +0.6 points	7.1%	7.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFAI and RODM, widest gap first
Country	More in DFAIMore in RODM	DFAI	RODM
Canada	RODM +5.7 points	11.4%	17.1%
Switzerland	DFAI +3.6 points	8.6%	5.0%
Germany	DFAI +3.4 points	7.2%	3.8%
Australia	RODM +3.4 points	6.0%	9.4%
Japan	DFAI +2.8 points	24.3%	21.5%
Netherlands	DFAI +2.7 points	4.8%	2.1%
United Kingdom	DFAI +2.2 points	11.7%	9.5%
Israel	RODM +2.0 points	1.2%	3.2%
Other countries (19)	RODM +3.5 points	24.8%	28.3%

Outside the US: DFAI 99% developed, 1% emerging. RODM 96% developed, 4% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFAI9.8%
RODM9.7%

Securities held

DFAI3,749
RODM324

Asset class

DFAI: Equity
RODM: Equity

Holdings

Only in DFAI3,457
In both292
Only in RODM32

Only in DFAI

3,457 securities, 64.5% of DFAI by weight

Novartis AG Adr0.70%
Toyota Motor Corp0.63%
Advantest Corp0.62%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd0.59%
Bp PLC0.57%
Sony Group Corp0.57%
Siemens AG0.56%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.53%
Commonwealth Bank of Aust0.51%
Tokyo Electron Ltd0.51%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.48%
Hitachi Ltd0.45%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.41%
Asml Holding NV0.41%
Schneider Electric SE0.40%
Unicredit Spa0.40%
Canadian Natural Resource0.40%
Unilever PLC0.39%
Banco Santander SA0.39%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.37%
Safran SA0.36%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.36%
Siemens Energy AG0.36%
Gsk PLC0.35%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.35%
Airbus SE0.34%
British American Tobacco0.34%
Barclays PLC0.33%
Royal Bank of Canada0.31%
Fujikura Ltd0.30%
Intesa Sanpaolo Spa0.30%
Aia Group Ltd0.30%
L'oreal SA0.29%
Cie Financiere Richemont0.29%
National Australia Bank L0.29%
Ing Groep NV0.28%
Enbridge Inc0.28%
Westpac Banking Corp0.28%
Bayer AG0.28%
Novo Nordisk A/S0.27%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd0.27%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.26%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.26%
Infineon Technologies AG0.26%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.26%
Kioxia Holdings Corp0.25%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/N0.24%
Compass Group PLC0.24%
Mitsubishi Corp0.24%
Tesco PLC0.23%

Only in RODM

32 securities, 6.5% of RODM by weight

Gsk PLC Spon Adr Adr0.89%
Millicom Intl Cellular S.a. Common Stock USD1.50.74%
Bp PLC Spons Adr Adr0.53%
Tesco PLC Common Stock GBP.06333330.49%
Power Corp of Canada Common Stock0.41%
Vicinity Centres Reit0.37%
Compass Group PLC Common Stock GBP.11050.35%
British American Tob Sp Adr Adr0.32%
Investor Ab A Shs Common Stock SEK6.250.29%
Scentre Group Reit0.28%
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd Common Stock0.27%
Coca Cola Europacific Partne Common Stock EUR.010.19%
Industrivarden Ab A Shs Common Stock SEK2.50.17%
Nippon Yusen Kk Common Stock0.15%
Daiwa House Reit Investment Reit0.14%
Jeronimo Martins Common Stock EUR1.00.14%
Orix Jreit Inc Reit0.13%
Capitaland Integrated Commer Reit0.10%
Sino Land Co Common Stock0.09%
Paz Retail and Energy Ltd Common Stock ILS5.00.08%
Kdx Realty Investment Corp Reit0.08%
Fibi Holdings Common Stock ILS.050.07%
Stockland Reit0.05%
Japan Metropolitan Fund Inve Reit0.04%
Nippon Prologis Reit Inc Reit0.03%
Jardine Matheson Holdings Common Stock USD.250.03%
Dassault Systemes SE Common Stock EUR.10.03%
Sparebank 1 Nord Norge Common Stock NOK18.00.03%
Dexus/Au Reit0.02%
Goodman New Zealand Ltd & Go Stapled Security0.02%
Helvetia Baloise Holding AG Common Stock CHF.020.01%
New Israeli Sheqel<0.01%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 292 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DFAI and RODM, widest gap first
Holding	More in DFAIMore in RODM	DFAI	RODM
Asml Holding NVASML	DFAI +1.46 points	1.90%	0.44%
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Er	RODM +0.96 points	0.12%	1.08%
Equinor Asa	RODM +0.87 points	0.13%	1.00%
Aib Group PLC	RODM +0.85 points	0.12%	0.97%
Astellas Pharma Inc	RODM +0.82 points	0.13%	0.95%
Suncor Energy Inc	RODM +0.78 points	0.06%	0.84%
Canon Inc	RODM +0.78 points	0.07%	0.85%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	DFAI +0.78 points	0.96%	0.18%
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd	RODM +0.75 points	0.12%	0.87%
Bunzl PLCBNZL.L	RODM +0.75 points	0.05%	0.80%
Singapore Airlines Ltd	RODM +0.74 points	0.05%	0.79%
Magna International Inc	RODM +0.74 points	0.04%	0.78%
Boc Hong Kong Holdings Lt	RODM +0.72 points	0.08%	0.80%
Ap Moller - Maersk A/S	RODM +0.71 points	0.06%	0.77%
Novartis AG	RODM +0.70 points	0.28%	0.98%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The	RODM +0.68 points	0.06%	0.74%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaiz	RODM +0.68 points	0.13%	0.81%
Endesa SA	RODM +0.68 points	0.06%	0.74%
Novo Nordisk A/S-AdrNVO	RODM +0.68 points	0.01%	0.69%
Otsuka Corp	RODM +0.67 points	0.03%	0.70%
Fairfax Financial Holding	RODM +0.66 points	0.17%	0.83%
Cgi Inc	RODM +0.65 points	<0.01%	0.66%
Canadian Natural Resource	RODM +0.63 points	0.05%	0.68%
Swisscom AG	RODM +0.63 points	0.13%	0.76%
Manulife Financial Corp	RODM +0.62 points	0.11%	0.73%
Bank of Montreal	RODM +0.62 points	0.26%	0.88%
Coles Group Ltd	RODM +0.62 points	0.09%	0.71%
Great-West Lifeco Inc	RODM +0.60 points	0.05%	0.65%
Qantas Airways Ltd	RODM +0.60 points	0.02%	0.62%
Qbe Insurance Group Ltd	RODM +0.60 points	0.13%	0.73%
Woolworths Group Ltd	RODM +0.58 points	0.12%	0.69%
Capgemini SE	RODM +0.58 points	0.07%	0.65%
Seiko Epson Corp	RODM +0.57 points	0.03%	0.60%
Ck Asset Holdings Ltd	RODM +0.57 points	0.04%	0.61%
Sun Life Financial Inc	RODM +0.56 points	0.13%	0.69%
Tisi Inc	RODM +0.55 points	0.03%	0.58%
Telstra Corp Ltd	RODM +0.53 points	0.05%	0.58%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The	RODM +0.53 points	0.15%	0.68%
Toromont Industries Ltd	RODM +0.51 points	0.05%	0.56%
Yara International Asa	RODM +0.50 points	0.03%	0.53%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding	RODM +0.49 points	0.04%	0.53%
Ono Pharmaceutical Co Ltd	RODM +0.48 points	0.02%	0.50%
Next PLCNXT.L	RODM +0.48 points	0.11%	0.59%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	DFAI +0.47 points	0.79%	0.32%
Michelin	RODM +0.47 points	0.11%	0.58%
Var Energi Asa	RODM +0.47 points	0.02%	0.49%
Repsol SA	RODM +0.47 points	0.21%	0.68%
Nippon Express Holdings C	RODM +0.47 points	0.04%	0.51%
Infroneer Holdings Inc	RODM +0.46 points	0.02%	0.48%
Nestle SA	DFAI +0.44 points	0.87%	0.43%
Loblaw Cos Ltd	RODM +0.44 points	0.10%	0.54%
Nokia Corp-Spon AdrNOK	RODM +0.44 points	0.03%	0.47%
Ia Financial Corp Inc	RODM +0.44 points	0.07%	0.51%
Natwest Group PLCNWG.L	RODM +0.43 points	0.24%	0.67%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial	DFAI +0.43 points	0.76%	0.33%
Swiss Re AG	RODM +0.42 points	0.27%	0.69%
Jb Hi-Fi Ltd	RODM +0.42 points	0.02%	0.44%
Sonic Healthcare Ltd	RODM +0.42 points	0.03%	0.45%
Fujifilm Holdings Corp	RODM +0.42 points	0.10%	0.52%
Canadian National Railway	RODM +0.43 points	0.03%	0.46%
Centrica PLCCNA.L	RODM +0.41 points	0.04%	0.45%
Finning International Inc	RODM +0.40 points	0.04%	0.45%
Daito Trust Construction	RODM +0.41 points	0.03%	0.44%
Ricoh Co Ltd	RODM +0.40 points	0.04%	0.44%
Japan Post Insurance Co L	RODM +0.41 points	0.02%	0.42%
Niterra Co Ltd	RODM +0.40 points	0.04%	0.44%
Bank Hapoalim Bm	RODM +0.40 points	0.13%	0.53%
Bridgestone Corp	RODM +0.39 points	0.12%	0.51%
Ageas Sa/Nv	RODM +0.39 points	0.06%	0.45%
E.on SE	RODM +0.38 points	0.22%	0.60%
Nutrien Ltd	RODM +0.39 points	0.03%	0.42%
Aurizon Holdings Ltd	RODM +0.37 points	0.03%	0.40%
Sysmex Corp	RODM +0.38 points	0.02%	0.40%
Shell PLCSHEL.L	DFAI +0.38 points	1.29%	0.91%
United Overseas Bank Ltd	RODM +0.37 points	0.13%	0.50%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel Bm	RODM +0.37 points	0.15%	0.52%
Wh Group Ltd	RODM +0.36 points	0.04%	0.40%
George Weston Ltd	RODM +0.37 points	0.05%	0.42%
Secom Co Ltd	RODM +0.36 points	0.07%	0.43%
Securitas Ab	RODM +0.37 points	0.04%	0.41%
Alimentation Couche	RODM +0.36 points	0.16%	0.52%
Whitecap Resources Inc	RODM +0.36 points	0.07%	0.43%
Canadian Imperial Bank of	RODM +0.36 points	0.21%	0.57%
Meiji Holdings Co Ltd	RODM +0.36 points	0.03%	0.39%
Clp Holdings Ltd	RODM +0.35 points	0.05%	0.40%
Publicis Groupe SA	RODM +0.35 points	0.13%	0.48%
Sitc International Holdin	RODM +0.35 points	0.04%	0.39%
Cenovus Energy Inc	RODM +0.34 points	0.08%	0.42%
Totalenergies SE	RODM +0.34 points	0.69%	1.03%
Washington H Soul Pattins	RODM +0.34 points	<0.01%	0.35%
Tfi International Inc	RODM +0.33 points	<0.01%	0.34%
Merck Kgaa	RODM +0.34 points	0.06%	0.40%
Essity Ab	RODM +0.33 points	0.07%	0.40%
Abb Ltd	DFAI +0.33 points	0.34%	0.01%
Asahi Kasei Corp	RODM +0.32 points	0.08%	0.40%
Comsys Holdings Corp	RODM +0.32 points	0.02%	0.34%
Bnp Paribas SA	RODM +0.31 points	0.30%	0.61%
Ck Hutchison Holdings Ltd	RODM +0.31 points	0.06%	0.37%
Oversea-Chinese Banking C	RODM +0.31 points	0.23%	0.54%
Sats Ltd	RODM +0.31 points	0.01%	0.32%

All 3,869 DFAI holdings⁠All 346 RODM 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 RODM Cost

Overpaying RODM vs DFAI

$2,203

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

DFAI 0.18%
$3,749
RODM 0.29%
$5,952

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFAI 0.18%
RODM 0.29%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFAI	RODM	Overpaying
10	$328	$527	$199
20	$1,281	$2,044	$763
30	$3,749	$5,952	$2,203

Expense ratio

0.18%DFAI, cheaper
0.29%RODM

DFAI0.18%RODM0.29%

0.15%0.80%

Middle half of International Multifactor funds
Median 0.34%

DFAI 3rd cheapest of 30 funds

RODM 11th cheapest of 30 funds

DFAI vs RODM Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DFAI 2.44%; RODM 2.76%, better
Payout (12M): DFAI $1.01; RODM $1.16
Last payment: DFAI $0.18; RODM $0.64
Ex-dividend: DFAI Sep 22, 2026; RODM Jun 25, 2026
Paid on: DFAI Sep 24, 2026; RODM Jun 29, 2026
Frequency: DFAI Quarterly; RODM Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DFAIQuarterly · 24 paymentsAll DFAI payments⁠

RODMTwice a year · 19 paymentsAll RODM payments⁠

DFAI vs RODM Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DFAI
RODM

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DFAI 11.6%RODM 10.2%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFAI 1.33RODM 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFAI −27.4%RODM −27.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFAI 0.91RODM 0.64; Market = 1

DFAI and RODM in the news

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DFAI vs RODM

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DFAI and RODM differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAI

Only in RODM

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 RODM differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFAI

Only in RODM

Weight gaps