DFIC vs ILOW: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

DFICACboe

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

ILOWBNYSE Arca

Overlap

9.1%by weight

Expense ratio

DFIC −0.28pt a year

DFIC0.22%ILOW0.50%

Avg volume · 30D

DFIC 37.3×the volume

DFIC1.85MILOW49.6K

DFIC vs ILOW Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+17.4%DFIC+12.3%ILOW

Expense ratio: DFIC 0.22%, better; ILOW 0.50%
Fund size: DFIC $15.3B; ILOW $1.83B
1Y total return: DFIC +17.4%, better; ILOW +12.3%
Yield (12M): DFIC 2.54%, better; ILOW 1.47%
Holdings: DFIC 4144; ILOW 108
Avg volume (30D): DFIC 1.85M sh, better; ILOW 49.6K sh
NAV per share: DFIC $37.60; ILOW $46.32
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFIC, ILOW, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFIC	ILOW
Cost30% weight	A98Higher	B66
Mission25% weight	A100	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B69	A74Higher
Tradability15% weight	A80Higher	B63
Holdings10% weight	A91Higher	B59
Durability5% weight	A90Higher	A72

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DFIC and ILOW 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 ILOW 13th 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 13BAPIEActivePassive International Equity ETFScore 66
Rank 13BILOWAB International Low Volatility Equity ETFScore 66
Rank 15BBRIEMFS Blended Research International Equity ETFScore 65

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFICADimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

ILOWBAB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

In short

DFIC No data

ILOW Most international funds hunt growth. ILOW works the calm end of the pool: an actively run AB portfolio of overseas companies picked for steady profits, quiet price action, and sane valuations.

Stated mandate

DFIC No data

ILOW The fund seeks long-term growth of capital. It is actively managed and invests internationally with emphasis on sustainable profitability, price stability, and attractive valuations.

Why people hold it

DFIC No data

ILOW Low volatility run by humans, not a rulebook. AB selects for sustainable profitability, price stability, and attractive valuations rather than holding whatever a low-vol index prints.
0.50% a year, below the typical actively managed international fund in its group. Unusual for a strategy with a manager steering it.
Roughly 90 names: tight enough that stock selection actually shows up, wide enough that no single position runs the fund.
Grades as one of the stronger builds in its active international peer group.

Worth knowing

DFIC No data

ILOW Thinly traded next to the heavyweights of the category, so spreads and limit orders deserve a closer look before you click.
Launched in 2024. The live record is short and has not been through a full market cycle yet.
Index-based rivals like AVDE and DFIC charge roughly half as much. The active low-vol tilt is what the extra fee buys.

Full DFIC profile⁠

Full ILOW profile⁠

DFIC vs ILOW Holdings

How DFIC and ILOW differ

Overlap by weight

9.1%

Shared holdings make up 80.2% of ILOW and 9.1% of DFIC.

Level by level

Holdings71 in both9.1%
Countryby domicile65.4%
Sector11 Sectors82.2%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DFIC and ILOW, widest gap first
Sector	More in DFICMore in ILOW	DFIC	ILOW
Financials	ILOW +8.7 points	21.8%	30.5%
Materials	DFIC +8.7 points	11.0%	2.3%
Technology	ILOW +3.8 points	8.4%	12.2%
Energy	DFIC +3.4 points	7.8%	4.4%
Consumer Staples	ILOW +3.0 points	6.3%	9.3%
Communication	ILOW +2.3 points	4.1%	6.4%
Consumer Discretionary	DFIC +1.8 points	9.4%	7.6%
Utilities	DFIC +1.4 points	3.2%	1.8%
Industrials	DFIC +1.3 points	19.3%	18.0%
Health Care	DFIC +1.2 points	7.2%	6.0%
Real Estate	Same weight	1.6%	1.6%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFIC and ILOW, widest gap first
Country	More in DFICMore in ILOW	DFIC	ILOW
United Kingdom	ILOW +12.2 points	11.4%	23.6%
Japan	DFIC +9.3 points	24.4%	15.1%
Canada	DFIC +8.9 points	11.6%	2.7%
Germany	DFIC +5.8 points	7.3%	1.5%
Italy	ILOW +4.8 points	3.3%	8.1%
Ireland	ILOW +3.7 points	0.7%	4.4%
France	ILOW +3.1 points	6.1%	9.2%
Taiwan	ILOW +2.6 points	0.0%	2.6%
Other countries (21)	DFIC +2.4 points	35.2%	32.8%

Outside the US: DFIC 98% developed, 2% emerging. ILOW 94% developed, 6% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFIC7.1%
ILOW31.2%

Securities held

DFIC4,125
ILOW95

Asset class

DFIC: Equity
ILOW: Equity

Holdings

Only in DFIC4,054
In both71
Only in ILOW24

Only in DFIC

4,054 securities, 90.5% of DFIC by weight

Shell PLC1.17%
Asml Holding NV1.02%
Novartis AG Adr0.77%
Nestle SA0.66%
Allianz SE0.50%
Toyota Motor Corp0.47%
Bp PLC0.44%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.42%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.40%
Bhp Group Ltd0.39%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.39%
Bayer AG0.39%
Hsbc Holdings PLC0.38%
Canadian Natural Resource0.38%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.38%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.36%
Astrazeneca PLC0.36%
Basf SE0.33%
Hitachi Ltd0.32%
Tesco PLC0.32%
Advantest Corp0.31%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd0.31%
Eni Spa0.30%
Dhl AG0.30%
E.on SE0.29%
Infineon Technologies AG0.29%
Rio Tinto PLC0.29%
Engie SA0.28%
Repsol SA0.28%
Cenovus Energy Inc0.28%
Orange SA0.26%
Muenchener Rueckversicher0.26%
Siemens AG0.26%
National Bank of Canada0.25%
Intact Financial Corp0.24%
Bhp Group Ltd0.24%
Tokyo Electron Ltd0.23%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd0.23%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.23%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.23%
Standard Chartered PLC0.23%
Siemens Energy AG0.23%
Swiss Re AG0.22%
Cie De Saint-Gobain0.22%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/N0.22%
Barrick Mining Corp0.22%
Sandoz Group AG0.22%
Barclays PLC0.22%
Ubs Group AG0.22%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.21%

Only in ILOW

24 securities, 37.8% of ILOW by weight

GBP2612178.95%
CAD2612114.30%
TWD2701132.35%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac Common Stock TWD10.02.35%
Tesco PLC Common Stock GBP.06333331.97%
Bae Systems PLC Common Stock GBP.0251.95%
SGD2611201.93%
Euronext NV Common Stock EUR1.61.92%
Compass Group PLC Common Stock GBP.11051.27%
Boc Aviation Ltd Common Stock1.15%
Waste Connections Inc Common Stock1.13%
ILS2612111.08%
Intercontinental Hotels Grou Common Stock GBP.20852131.07%
National Grid PLC Common Stock GBP.12431290.89%
Ryanair Holdings PLC Common Stock EUR.0060.85%
TELE2 Ab B Shs Common Stock SEK1.250.84%
Canadian Tire Corp Class A Common Stock0.81%
Empire Co Ltd A Common Stock0.80%
Alliancebernstein Govt Stif Ssc Fund 64BA Agis 5870.61%
Nice Ltd Common Stock ILS1.00.52%
Philip Morris International Common Stock0.45%
EUR9999990.40%
SEK9999990.19%
New Israeli Sheqel<0.01%

Weight gaps

All 71 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in DFIC and ILOW, widest gap first
Holding	More in DFICMore in ILOW	DFIC	ILOW
Asml Holding NV	ILOW +2.81 points	0.07%	2.88%
Shell PLCSHEL.L	ILOW +2.05 points	0.12%	2.17%
Novartis AG	ILOW +1.97 points	0.07%	2.04%
Schneider Electric SE	ILOW +1.92 points	0.11%	2.03%
Oversea-Chinese Banking C	ILOW +1.82 points	0.10%	1.92%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	ILOW +1.57 points	0.06%	1.63%
Relx PLCREL.L	ILOW +1.50 points	<0.01%	1.50%
Tryg A/S	ILOW +1.46 points	0.05%	1.51%
Aib Group PLC	ILOW +1.44 points	0.21%	1.65%
Roche Holding AG	ILOW +1.43 points	0.71%	2.14%
Pearson PLCPSON.L	ILOW +1.44 points	0.02%	1.46%
Kbc Group NV	ILOW +1.40 points	0.21%	1.61%
Obic Co Ltd	ILOW +1.38 points	0.02%	1.40%
Prysmian Spa	ILOW +1.35 points	0.12%	1.47%
Sap SE	ILOW +1.35 points	0.09%	1.44%
Axa SA	ILOW +1.34 points	0.09%	1.43%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The	ILOW +1.33 points	0.03%	1.36%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial	ILOW +1.31 points	0.16%	1.47%
Nn Group NV	ILOW +1.29 points	0.20%	1.49%
Industria De Diseno Texti	ILOW +1.29 points	0.11%	1.40%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial	ILOW +1.23 points	0.36%	1.59%
Suncorp Group Ltd	ILOW +1.20 points	0.07%	1.27%
Hkt Trust & Hkt Ltd	ILOW +1.18 points	0.05%	1.23%
Natwest Group PLCNWG.L	ILOW +1.18 points	0.05%	1.23%
British American TobaccoBATS.L	ILOW +1.16 points	0.18%	1.34%
Sony Group Corp	ILOW +1.15 points	0.34%	1.49%
Bawag Group AG	ILOW +1.15 points	0.13%	1.28%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co	ILOW +1.11 points	0.14%	1.25%
Unicredit Spa	ILOW +1.09 points	0.34%	1.43%
Shizuoka Financial Group	ILOW +1.06 points	0.03%	1.09%
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd	ILOW +1.06 points	0.03%	1.09%
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd	ILOW +1.04 points	0.06%	1.10%
Weir PLCWEIR.L	ILOW +1.03 points	0.03%	1.06%
Safran SA	ILOW +0.98 points	0.19%	1.17%
Lottomatica Group Spa	ILOW +0.95 points	0.05%	1.00%
Bunzl PLCBNZL.L	ILOW +0.95 points	0.06%	1.01%
Sanrio Co Ltd	ILOW +0.92 points	0.03%	0.95%
Phoenix Finance Ltd	ILOW +0.89 points	0.06%	0.95%
Danske Bank A/S	ILOW +0.88 points	0.11%	0.99%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp	ILOW +0.88 points	0.06%	0.94%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PRKT.L	ILOW +0.86 points	0.16%	1.02%
London Stock Exchange GroLSEG.L	ILOW +0.86 points	0.11%	0.97%
Informa PLCINF.L	ILOW +0.78 points	0.07%	0.85%
Open House Group Co Ltd	ILOW +0.78 points	0.03%	0.81%
Kerry Group PLC	ILOW +0.77 points	0.08%	0.85%
Leonardo Spa	ILOW +0.77 points	0.09%	0.86%
Stantec Inc	ILOW +0.75 points	0.01%	0.76%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co	ILOW +0.75 points	0.05%	0.80%
Glanbia PLC	ILOW +0.73 points	0.04%	0.77%
Gaztransport Et Technigaz	ILOW +0.71 points	0.08%	0.79%
Koninklijke Kpn NV	ILOW +0.69 points	0.18%	0.87%
Abb Ltd	ILOW +0.68 points	0.21%	0.89%
Enel Spa	ILOW +0.66 points	0.16%	0.82%
Nissan Chemical Corp	ILOW +0.65 points	0.05%	0.70%
Games Workshop Group PLCGAW.L	ILOW +0.62 points	0.07%	0.69%
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd	ILOW +0.60 points	0.08%	0.68%
Danone SA	ILOW +0.59 points	0.10%	0.69%
Biprogy Inc	ILOW +0.56 points	0.03%	0.59%
Singapore Exchange Ltd	ILOW +0.57 points	0.05%	0.62%
Vinci SA	ILOW +0.51 points	0.22%	0.73%
Toyo Tire Corp	ILOW +0.50 points	0.04%	0.54%
Medibank Pvt Ltd	ILOW +0.50 points	0.03%	0.53%
Amadeus It Group SA	ILOW +0.50 points	0.08%	0.58%
Autotrader Group PLCAUTO.L	ILOW +0.50 points	0.03%	0.53%
Anglo American Ord NpvAAL.L	ILOW +0.49 points	0.17%	0.66%
Totalenergies SE	ILOW +0.47 points	0.78%	1.25%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel Bm	ILOW +0.47 points	0.12%	0.59%
Aia Group Ltd	ILOW +0.40 points	0.18%	0.58%
Rio Tinto Ltd	ILOW +0.39 points	0.15%	0.54%
Galenica AG	ILOW +0.33 points	0.06%	0.39%
Royal Bank of Canada	ILOW +0.08 points	0.64%	0.72%

All 4,139 DFIC holdings⁠All 88 ILOW 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.

DFIC vs ILOW Cost

Overpaying ILOW vs DFIC

$5,421

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

DFIC 0.22%
$4,558
ILOW 0.50%
$9,979

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFIC 0.22%
ILOW 0.50%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFIC	ILOW	Overpaying
10	$401	$900	$499
20	$1,561	$3,460	$1,899
30	$4,558	$9,979	$5,421

Expense ratio

0.22%DFIC, cheaper
0.50%ILOW

DFIC0.22%ILOW0.50%

0.00%1.49%

Middle half of International Active Equity funds
Median 0.55%

DFIC 2nd cheapest of 55 funds

ILOW 18th cheapest of 55 funds

DFIC vs ILOW Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): DFIC 2.54%, better; ILOW 1.47%
Payout (12M): DFIC $0.96; ILOW $0.68
Last payment: DFIC $0.19; ILOW $0.68
Ex-dividend: DFIC Sep 22, 2026; ILOW Dec 17, 2025
Paid on: DFIC Sep 24, 2026; ILOW Dec 18, 2025
Frequency: DFIC Quarterly; ILOW Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

DFICQuarterly · 18 paymentsAll DFIC payments⁠

ILOWIrregular · 2 paymentsAll ILOW payments⁠

DFIC vs ILOW Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DFIC 11.9%ILOW 10.1%since Aug 2024
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFIC 1.35ILOW 0.96since Aug 2024
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFIC −24.4%since Mar 2022ILOW −10.4%since Jul 2024
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFIC 0.92ILOW 0.76; Market = 1

DFIC and ILOW 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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DFIC vs ILOW

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DFIC and ILOW differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFIC

Only in ILOW

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 DFIC and ILOW differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFIC

Only in ILOW

Weight gaps