DFIC vs IMOM: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

DFICACboe

Alpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF

IMOMCNasdaq

Overlap

3.2%by weight

Expense ratio

DFIC −0.16pt a year

DFIC0.22%IMOM0.38%

Avg volume · 30D

DFIC 126.9×the volume

DFIC1.85MIMOM14.6K

3Y return · a year

DFIC +2.0pt

DFIC+20.7%IMOM+18.7%

DFIC vs IMOM Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

+17.4%DFIC+3.4%IMOM

Expense ratio: DFIC 0.22%, better; IMOM 0.38%
Fund size: DFIC $15.3B; IMOM $144M
1Y total return: DFIC +17.4%, better; IMOM +3.4%
Yield (12M): DFIC 2.54%; IMOM 2.62%, better
Holdings: DFIC 4144; IMOM 52
Avg volume (30D): DFIC 1.85M sh, better; IMOM 14.6K sh
NAV per share: DFIC $37.60; IMOM $36.83
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFIC, IMOM, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFIC	IMOM
Cost30% weight	A98Higher	A80
Mission25% weight	A100	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B69Higher	F12
Tradability15% weight	A80Higher	D31
Holdings10% weight	A91Higher	B62
Durability5% weight	A90Higher	A73

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DFIC and IMOM 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 IMOM 25th 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 24CVIDIVident International Equity Strategy ETFScore 54
Rank 25CIMOMAlpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETFScore 53
Rank 26CMFSIMFS Active International ETFScore 50

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFICADimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

IMOMCAlpha Architect International Quantitative Momentum ETF

In short

DFIC No data

IMOM Not a watered-down momentum tilt. IMOM holds roughly 50 international stocks with the strongest momentum and skips everything else, a rules-based quant playbook Alpha Architect has run since 2015 for 0.38% a year.

Stated mandate

DFIC No data

IMOM The fund seeks potential excess returns by maintaining consistent exposure to the strongest momentum stocks in international markets.

Why people hold it

DFIC No data

IMOM Concentration is the point: about 50 international names picked purely on momentum, not a broad index with a momentum tilt bolted on top.
At 0.38% a year, it undercuts the typical active international fund in its group, where the median fee runs 0.60%.
Live since December 2015 on the same momentum rules, through several full international market cycles.
Stands in the upper half of its active international peer group, a solid showing for a strategy this specialized.

Worth knowing

DFIC No data

IMOM Shares trade thinly, so on a single trade the bid-ask spread can cost more than a full year of the expense ratio.
Roughly 50 stocks means results can diverge widely from broad international indexes in either direction, and momentum can turn quickly.
Cheaper, broader peers exist in the group (AVDE at 0.23%, DFIC at 0.22%), but they own the market; IMOM buys one factor.

Full DFIC profile⁠

Full IMOM profile⁠

DFIC vs IMOM Holdings

How DFIC and IMOM differ

Overlap by weight

3.2%

Shared holdings make up 87.1% of IMOM and 3.2% of DFIC.

Level by level

Holdings44 in both3.2%
Countryby domicile55.7%
Sector11 Sectors80.0%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DFIC and IMOM, widest gap first
Sector	More in DFICMore in IMOM	DFIC	IMOM
Technology	IMOM +7.6 points	8.4%	16.0%
Consumer Discretionary	DFIC +7.4 points	9.4%	2.0%
Health Care	DFIC +5.1 points	7.2%	2.0%
Utilities	IMOM +4.8 points	3.2%	8.0%
Financials	IMOM +4.4 points	21.8%	26.2%
Consumer Staples	DFIC +4.3 points	6.3%	2.0%
Energy	IMOM +2.2 points	7.8%	10.0%
Communication	DFIC +2.2 points	4.1%	1.9%
Materials	DFIC +1.0 points	11.0%	10.0%
Industrials	IMOM +0.5 points	19.3%	19.8%
Real Estate	IMOM +0.4 points	1.6%	2.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFIC and IMOM, widest gap first
Country	More in DFICMore in IMOM	DFIC	IMOM
Israel	IMOM +22.6 points	1.4%	24.0%
Canada	DFIC +11.6 points	11.6%	0.0%
United Kingdom	DFIC +8.9 points	11.4%	2.5%
Australia	IMOM +8.7 points	5.9%	14.6%
France	DFIC +6.1 points	6.1%	0.0%
Japan	DFIC +4.2 points	24.4%	20.2%
Italy	DFIC +3.3 points	3.3%	0.0%
Norway	IMOM +3.2 points	0.9%	4.1%
Other countries (20)	DFIC +0.6 points	35.1%	34.5%

Outside the US: DFIC 98% developed, 2% emerging. IMOM 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFIC7.1%
IMOM22.8%

Securities held

DFIC4,125
IMOM51

Asset class

DFIC: Equity
IMOM: Equity

Holdings

Only in DFIC4,081
In both44
Only in IMOM7

Only in DFIC

4,081 securities, 96.4% of DFIC by weight

Shell PLC1.17%
Asml Holding NV1.02%
Totalenergies SE0.78%
Novartis AG Adr0.77%
Roche Holding AG0.71%
Nestle SA0.66%
Royal Bank of Canada0.64%
Allianz SE0.50%
Toyota Motor Corp0.47%
Bp PLC0.44%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.42%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.40%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.39%
Bayer AG0.39%
Hsbc Holdings PLC0.38%
Canadian Natural Resource0.38%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.38%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.36%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial0.36%
Astrazeneca PLC0.36%
Unicredit Spa0.34%
Sony Group Corp0.34%
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%
Rio Tinto PLC0.29%
Engie 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%
Vinci SA0.22%
Swiss Re AG0.22%
Cie De Saint-Gobain0.22%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/N0.22%
Barrick Mining Corp0.22%

Only in IMOM

7 securities, 12.7% of IMOM by weight

Torm PLC2.45%
Frontline PLC2.42%
Kyocera Corp2.01%
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd1.95%
Millicom International Cellular SA1.89%
Aker ASA1.83%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.15%

Weight gaps

All 44 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in DFIC and IMOM, widest gap first
Holding	More in DFICMore in IMOM	DFIC	IMOM
Sig Combibloc Group AG	IMOM +2.27 points	0.04%	2.31%
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange L	IMOM +2.24 points	0.04%	2.28%
Teva Pharmaceutical Indus	IMOM +2.22 points	0.04%	2.26%
Opc Energy Ltd	IMOM +2.19 points	0.01%	2.20%
Nippon Express Holdings C	IMOM +2.17 points	0.09%	2.26%
Woolworths Group Ltd	IMOM +2.17 points	0.08%	2.25%
Hoegh Autoliners Asa	IMOM +2.14 points	0.03%	2.17%
Doral Group Renewable Ene	IMOM +2.12 points	0.01%	2.13%
Amp Ltd	IMOM +2.10 points	0.05%	2.15%
Enlight Renewable Energy	IMOM +2.08 points	0.02%	2.10%
Mega Or Holdings Ltd	IMOM +2.01 points	0.01%	2.02%
Ssab Ab	IMOM +2.00 points	0.03%	2.03%
Ap Moller - Maersk A/S	IMOM +1.99 points	0.05%	2.04%
Vestas Wind Systems A/S	IMOM +1.99 points	0.10%	2.09%
Hochtief AG	IMOM +1.99 points	0.04%	2.03%
Codan Ltd/Australia	IMOM +1.98 points	0.03%	2.01%
Menora Mivtachim Holdings	IMOM +1.96 points	0.02%	1.98%
Viva Energy Group Ltd	IMOM +1.95 points	0.03%	1.98%
Rwe AG	IMOM +1.95 points	0.14%	2.09%
Chiba Bank Ltd/The	IMOM +1.93 points	0.02%	1.95%
Repsol SA	IMOM +1.92 points	0.28%	2.20%
Horiba Ltd	IMOM +1.91 points	0.04%	1.95%
Yokohama Financial Group	IMOM +1.91 points	0.03%	1.94%
Clal Insurance Enterprise	IMOM +1.90 points	0.06%	1.96%
Harel Insurance Investmen	IMOM +1.90 points	0.03%	1.93%
Phoenix Finance Ltd	IMOM +1.89 points	0.06%	1.95%
Glencore PLCGLEN.L	IMOM +1.87 points	0.20%	2.07%
Migdal Insurance & Financ	IMOM +1.84 points	0.02%	1.86%
SOUTH32 Ltd	IMOM +1.83 points	0.06%	1.89%
Ngk Corp	IMOM +1.82 points	0.05%	1.87%
Rio Tinto Ltd	IMOM +1.80 points	0.15%	1.95%
Abn Amro Bank NV	IMOM +1.80 points	0.13%	1.93%
Aixtron SE	IMOM +1.79 points	0.02%	1.81%
Neste Oyj	IMOM +1.78 points	0.06%	1.84%
Anritsu Corp	IMOM +1.76 points	<0.01%	1.76%
Bawag Group AG	IMOM +1.74 points	0.13%	1.87%
Vat Group AG	IMOM +1.73 points	0.10%	1.83%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge	IMOM +1.72 points	0.06%	1.78%
Aurubis AG	IMOM +1.69 points	0.04%	1.73%
Bhp Group Ltd	IMOM +1.68 points	0.39%	2.07%
Panasonic Holdings Corp	IMOM +1.67 points	0.08%	1.75%
Rohm Co Ltd	IMOM +1.58 points	<0.01%	1.58%
Infineon Technologies AG	IMOM +1.53 points	0.29%	1.82%
Asmpt Ltd	IMOM +1.36 points	0.03%	1.39%

All 4,139 DFIC holdings⁠All 53 IMOM 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 IMOM Cost

Overpaying IMOM vs DFIC

$3,148

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

DFIC 0.22%
$4,558
IMOM 0.38%
$7,706

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFIC 0.22%
IMOM 0.38%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFIC	IMOM	Overpaying
10	$401	$688	$287
20	$1,561	$2,658	$1,097
30	$4,558	$7,706	$3,148

Expense ratio

0.22%DFIC, cheaper
0.38%IMOM

DFIC0.22%IMOM0.38%

0.00%1.49%

Middle half of International Active Equity funds
Median 0.55%

DFIC 2nd cheapest of 55 funds

IMOM 12th cheapest of 55 funds

DFIC vs IMOM Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): DFIC 2.54%; IMOM 2.62%, better
Payout (12M): DFIC $0.96; IMOM $0.96
Last payment: DFIC $0.19; IMOM $0.96
Ex-dividend: DFIC Sep 22, 2026; IMOM Dec 23, 2025
Paid on: DFIC Sep 24, 2026; IMOM Dec 26, 2025
Frequency: DFIC Quarterly; IMOM Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DFICQuarterly · 18 paymentsAll DFIC payments⁠

IMOMAnnual · 16 paymentsAll IMOM payments⁠

DFIC vs IMOM 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%, betterIMOM 18.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFIC 1.35, betterIMOM 0.83
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFIC −24.4%since Mar 2022IMOM −35.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFIC 0.92IMOM 1.20; Market = 1

DFIC and IMOM 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 IMOM

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DFIC and IMOM differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFIC

Only in IMOM

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 IMOM differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFIC

Only in IMOM

Weight gaps