DFIC vs QUIZ

DFICADimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

QUIZCZacks Quality International ETF

In short

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QUIZ Zacks made its name reading sell-side earnings revisions. QUIZ points that engine overseas: an active, roughly 80-stock portfolio of developed-market companies outside the US, and the firm's first international fund since its 2025 launch.

Stated mandate

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QUIZ The Fund seeks positive risk-adjusted returns by investing at least 80% of assets in equity securities, including common stock and depositary receipts, issued by publicly listed companies in non-U.S. markets.

Why people hold it

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• QUIZ The model ranks companies on the agreement, size and direction of analyst earnings revisions plus earnings surprises, then layers on quality screens such as return on equity, earnings stability and dividend consistency.sec.govyahoo.com
• 0.55% net of a waiver through September 1, 2027, which lands near the median for active international equity funds. Real active management, not boutique pricing.
• About 80 names, so each pick carries weight. The mandate commits at least 80% of assets to non-US equities, mostly developed markets like Japan, Germany and the UK, with 60 days' notice before that policy changes.sec.gov

Worth knowing

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• QUIZ That 0.55% is contractual, not permanent. The gross fee is 1.68%, and the waiver runs through September 1, 2027, so the filings are worth a look as the date approaches.
• Live since 2025, so the overseas version of the model has a short record. Zacks has run this approach in US funds, but the international build is its own experiment.yahoo.com
• Cheap systematic rivals crowd this shelf: DFIC at 0.22%, AVDE at 0.23%, and TACN at 0% (fee fully waived through January 30, 2027). QUIZ is also smaller and thinner-traded than those giants.

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