DFIC vs SEIE: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

DFICACboe

SEI Select International Equity ETF

SEIEBNasdaq

Overlap

26.7%by weight

Expense ratio

DFIC −0.28pt a year

DFIC0.22%SEIE0.50%

Avg volume · 30D

DFIC 15.2×the volume

DFIC1.85MSEIE122K

DFIC vs SEIE Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+16.8%DFIC+17.6%SEIE

Expense ratio: DFIC 0.22%, better; SEIE 0.50%
Fund size: DFIC $15.3B; SEIE $1.31B
1Y total return: DFIC +16.8%; SEIE +17.6%, better
Yield (12M): DFIC 2.55%, better; SEIE 2.37%
Holdings: DFIC 4152; SEIE 357
Avg volume (30D): DFIC 1.85M sh, better; SEIE 122K sh
NAV per share: DFIC $37.56; SEIE $35.41
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFIC, SEIE, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFIC	SEIE
Cost30% weight	A98Higher	B66
Mission25% weight	A100	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B69Higher	B67
Tradability15% weight	A81Higher	B56
Holdings10% weight	A91Higher	A87
Durability5% weight	A91Higher	B66

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DFIC and SEIE 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 SEIE 10th 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 10BIDEQLazard International Dynamic Equity ETFScore 67
Rank 10BSEIESEI Select International Equity ETFScore 67
Rank 13BAPIEActivePassive International Equity ETFScore 66

DFIC vs SEIE Holdings

How DFIC and SEIE differ

Overlap by weight

26.7%

Shared holdings make up 94.0% of SEIE and 28.8% of DFIC.

Level by level

Holdings323 in both26.7%
Countryby domicile81.2%
Sector11 Sectors88.3%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DFIC and SEIE, widest gap first
Sector	More in DFICMore in SEIE	DFIC	SEIE
Materials	DFIC +6.8 points	11.0%	4.2%
Financials	SEIE +4.7 points	21.8%	26.5%
Consumer Discretionary	SEIE +3.2 points	9.4%	12.6%
Health Care	SEIE +3.1 points	7.2%	10.3%
Energy	DFIC +3.0 points	7.8%	4.8%
Industrials	DFIC +1.0 points	19.3%	18.3%
Utilities	DFIC +0.8 points	3.2%	2.4%
Technology	SEIE +0.5 points	8.4%	8.9%
Real Estate	DFIC +0.1 points	1.6%	1.5%
Consumer Staples	DFIC +0.1 points	6.3%	6.2%
Communication	Same weight	4.1%	4.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFIC and SEIE, widest gap first
Country	More in DFICMore in SEIE	DFIC	SEIE
Canada	DFIC +11.6 points	11.6%	0.0%
United Kingdom	SEIE +5.3 points	11.4%	16.7%
Australia	DFIC +3.6 points	5.9%	2.3%
France	SEIE +2.1 points	6.1%	8.2%
Ireland	SEIE +1.8 points	0.7%	2.5%
Germany	SEIE +1.6 points	7.3%	8.9%
Netherlands	SEIE +1.7 points	3.6%	5.3%
Hong Kong	SEIE +1.5 points	1.2%	2.7%
Other countries (20)	SEIE +1.2 points	52.1%	53.3%

Outside the US: DFIC 98% developed, 2% emerging. SEIE 99% developed, 1% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFIC7.1%
SEIE13.2%

Securities held

DFIC4,131
SEIE346

Asset class

DFIC: Equity
SEIE: Equity

Holdings

Only in DFIC3,808
In both323
Only in SEIE23

Only in DFIC

3,808 securities, 70.8% of DFIC by weight

Shell PLC1.15%
Asml Holding NV1.09%
Novartis AG Adr0.76%
Royal Bank of Canada0.64%
Allianz SE0.49%
Toyota Motor Corp0.46%
Bp PLC0.44%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.41%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.41%
Hsbc Holdings PLC0.39%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.38%
Canadian Natural Resource0.37%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.37%
Sony Group Corp0.33%
Astrazeneca PLC0.33%
Hitachi Ltd0.31%
Tesco PLC0.31%
Infineon Technologies AG0.31%
Dhl AG0.30%
Rio Tinto PLC0.29%
Cenovus Energy Inc0.27%
Siemens AG0.26%
Orange SA0.26%
National Bank of Canada0.25%
Bhp Group Ltd0.25%
Tokyo Electron Ltd0.24%
Intact Financial Corp0.24%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.23%
Barrick Mining Corp0.23%
Vinci SA0.22%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.22%
Abb Ltd0.22%
Sandoz Group AG0.22%
Ubs Group AG0.22%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.22%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.21%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Sa/N0.21%
Fairfax Financial Holding0.21%
Glencore PLC0.20%
Swisscom AG0.20%
Commonwealth Bank of Aust0.19%
Volvo Ab0.19%
Kddi Corp0.19%
Helvetia Baloise Holding0.19%
Royal Bank of Canada0.19%
Unilever PLC0.18%
Ibiden Co Ltd0.18%
Bae Systems PLC0.18%
Bper Banca0.18%
Mizuho Financial Group In0.18%

Only in SEIE

23 securities, 5.4% of SEIE by weight

Tesco PLC0.84%
Compass Group PLC0.67%
Kyocera Corp0.41%
Coca-Cola Hbc Ag-Di0.40%
Diageo PLC0.33%
Klepierre0.27%
Millicom Intl Cellular S.a.0.22%
3I Group PLC0.20%
Unilever PLC0.17%
Tenaris SA0.16%
Intercontinental Hotels Grou0.16%
Clarkson PLC0.16%
Sumitomo Bakelite Co Ltd0.15%
Jardine Matheson Holdings0.15%
Aberdeen Group PLC0.15%
Intl Consolidated Airline-Di0.14%
Arcelormittal0.14%
Covivio0.13%
Land Securities Group PLC0.13%
Stmicroelectronics NV0.12%
Canal+sa0.11%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd0.10%
Dexus/Au0.10%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 323 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DFIC and SEIE, widest gap first
Holding	More in DFICMore in SEIE	DFIC	SEIE
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	SEIE +1.69 points	0.08%	1.77%
Novartis AG	SEIE +1.33 points	0.07%	1.40%
Asml Holding NV	SEIE +1.25 points	0.07%	1.32%
Sap SE	SEIE +1.24 points	0.09%	1.33%
Deutsche Boerse AG	SEIE +1.25 points	0.18%	1.43%
Oversea-Chinese Banking C	SEIE +1.20 points	0.10%	1.30%
Publicis Groupe SA	SEIE +1.07 points	0.18%	1.25%
Ing Groep NV	SEIE +0.96 points	0.14%	1.10%
Cie Financiere Richemont	SEIE +0.93 points	0.13%	1.06%
Equinor Asa	SEIE +0.79 points	0.14%	0.93%
Natwest Group PLCNWG.L	SEIE +0.77 points	0.06%	0.83%
Shell PLCSHEL.L	SEIE +0.77 points	0.12%	0.89%
Aib Group PLC	SEIE +0.67 points	0.22%	0.89%
Sanofi	SEIE +0.67 points	0.10%	0.77%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge	SEIE +0.65 points	0.06%	0.71%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd	SEIE +0.63 points	0.30%	0.93%
Keyence Corp	SEIE +0.62 points	0.05%	0.67%
Totalenergies SE	DFIC +0.60 points	0.76%	0.16%
Rexel SA	SEIE +0.60 points	0.08%	0.68%
Vodafone Group PLCVOD.L	SEIE +0.59 points	0.11%	0.70%
Atlas Copco Ab	SEIE +0.58 points	0.03%	0.61%
Japan Tobacco Inc	SEIE +0.55 points	0.11%	0.66%
Standard Chartered PLCSTAN.L	SEIE +0.54 points	0.23%	0.77%
Swedbank Ab	SEIE +0.54 points	0.05%	0.59%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PRKT.L	SEIE +0.53 points	0.15%	0.68%
Danske Bank A/S	SEIE +0.53 points	0.11%	0.64%
Next PLCNXT.L	SEIE +0.51 points	0.09%	0.60%
Wolters Kluwer NV	SEIE +0.51 points	0.03%	0.54%
Roche Holding AG	SEIE +0.50 points	0.70%	1.20%
Unicredit Spa	SEIE +0.49 points	0.34%	0.83%
Magnum Ice Cream Co Nv/Th	SEIE +0.47 points	0.05%	0.52%
Banco Santander SA	SEIE +0.48 points	0.19%	0.67%
Computershare Ltd	SEIE +0.47 points	0.04%	0.51%
Toyota Tsusho Corp	SEIE +0.47 points	0.11%	0.58%
Amadeus It Group SA	SEIE +0.45 points	0.08%	0.53%
Kubota Corp	SEIE +0.45 points	0.07%	0.52%
Bandai Namco Holdings Inc	SEIE +0.45 points	0.06%	0.51%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	SEIE +0.44 points	0.22%	0.66%
Nestle SA	DFIC +0.44 points	0.64%	0.20%
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd	SEIE +0.44 points	0.09%	0.53%
Bank of Ireland Group PLC	SEIE +0.44 points	0.14%	0.58%
Obic Co Ltd	SEIE +0.44 points	0.02%	0.46%
London Stock Exchange GroLSEG.L	SEIE +0.43 points	0.11%	0.54%
Galaxy Entertainment Grou	SEIE +0.43 points	0.02%	0.45%
Gsk PLCGSK.L	SEIE +0.42 points	0.20%	0.62%
Experian PLCEXPN.L	SEIE +0.40 points	0.09%	0.49%
Fresenius Medical Care AG	SEIE +0.40 points	0.09%	0.49%
Aia Group Ltd	SEIE +0.39 points	0.17%	0.56%
Howden Joinery Group PLCHWDN.L	SEIE +0.39 points	0.06%	0.45%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel Bm	SEIE +0.39 points	0.12%	0.51%
Siemens Energy AG	SEIE +0.39 points	0.24%	0.63%
Daikin Industries Ltd	SEIE +0.38 points	0.09%	0.47%
Assa Abloy Ab	SEIE +0.38 points	0.04%	0.42%
Fujifilm Holdings Corp	SEIE +0.37 points	0.06%	0.43%
Michelin	SEIE +0.37 points	0.15%	0.52%
Kbc Group NV	SEIE +0.36 points	0.21%	0.57%
Daimler Truck Holding AG	SEIE +0.36 points	0.14%	0.50%
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	SEIE +0.36 points	0.06%	0.42%
Intesa Sanpaolo Spa	SEIE +0.36 points	0.15%	0.51%
Gea Group AG	SEIE +0.35 points	0.11%	0.46%
United Utilities Group PlUU.L	SEIE +0.34 points	0.07%	0.41%
Teleperformance	SEIE +0.33 points	0.03%	0.36%
Suntory Beverage & Food L	SEIE +0.33 points	0.01%	0.34%
Asics Corp	SEIE +0.32 points	0.08%	0.40%
Ryohin Keikaku Co Ltd	SEIE +0.32 points	0.08%	0.40%
Julius Baer Group Ltd	SEIE +0.31 points	0.14%	0.45%
Repsol SA	SEIE +0.31 points	0.27%	0.58%
Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis	SEIE +0.31 points	0.18%	0.49%
Commerzbank AG	SEIE +0.31 points	0.02%	0.33%
Koninklijke Philips NV	SEIE +0.30 points	<0.01%	0.31%
Generali	SEIE +0.30 points	0.06%	0.36%
Bayer AG	SEIE +0.29 points	0.36%	0.65%
Dnb Bank Asa	SEIE +0.29 points	0.04%	0.33%
Amundi SA	SEIE +0.29 points	0.04%	0.33%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co	SEIE +0.29 points	0.13%	0.42%
Canon Inc	SEIE +0.28 points	0.04%	0.32%
Convatec Group PLCCTEC.L	SEIE +0.27 points	0.04%	0.31%
Wh Group Ltd	SEIE +0.26 points	0.06%	0.32%
Singapore Exchange Ltd	SEIE +0.26 points	0.05%	0.31%
Ubs Group AG	SEIE +0.25 points	<0.01%	0.26%
Techtronic Industries Co	SEIE +0.25 points	0.06%	0.31%
Euronext NV	SEIE +0.25 points	0.08%	0.33%
Basf SE	SEIE +0.25 points	0.33%	0.58%
Eni Spa	SEIE +0.24 points	0.30%	0.54%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp	SEIE +0.25 points	0.06%	0.31%
Sika AG	SEIE +0.24 points	0.08%	0.32%
Eurofins Scientific	SEIE +0.24 points	0.11%	0.35%
Sitc International Holdin	SEIE +0.24 points	0.06%	0.30%
Ringkjoebing Landbobank A	SEIE +0.23 points	0.06%	0.29%
Halma PLCHLMA.L	SEIE +0.23 points	0.04%	0.27%
Central Japan Railway Co	SEIE +0.24 points	0.03%	0.27%
Airbus SE	SEIE +0.24 points	0.18%	0.42%
Kikkoman Corp	SEIE +0.23 points	0.01%	0.24%
Murata Manufacturing Co L	SEIE +0.23 points	0.12%	0.35%
Balfour Beatty PLCBBY.L	SEIE +0.22 points	0.04%	0.26%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd	SEIE +0.22 points	0.12%	0.34%
Pirelli & C Spa	SEIE +0.23 points	0.03%	0.26%
Kingspan Group PLC	SEIE +0.22 points	0.10%	0.32%
Indutrade Ab	SEIE +0.21 points	0.02%	0.23%
Neste Oyj	SEIE +0.21 points	0.06%	0.27%

All 4,139 DFIC holdings⁠All 357 SEIE 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 SEIE Cost

Overpaying SEIE vs DFIC

$5,421

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

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

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFIC 0.22%
SEIE 0.50%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFIC	SEIE	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%SEIE

DFIC0.22%SEIE0.50%

0.00%1.49%

Middle half of International Active Equity funds
Median 0.55%

DFIC 2nd cheapest of 55 funds

SEIE 18th cheapest of 55 funds

DFIC vs SEIE Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DFIC 2.55%, better; SEIE 2.37%
Payout (12M): DFIC $0.96; SEIE $0.84
Last payment: DFIC $0.19; SEIE $0.15
Ex-dividend: DFIC Sep 22, 2026; SEIE Oct 5, 2026
Paid on: DFIC Sep 24, 2026; SEIE Oct 6, 2026
Frequency: DFIC Quarterly; SEIE Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

DFICQuarterly · 18 paymentsAll DFIC payments⁠

SEIEQuarterly · 8 paymentsAll SEIE payments⁠

DFIC vs SEIE 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%SEIE 11.7%since Nov 2024
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFIC 1.35SEIE 1.51since Nov 2024
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFIC −24.4%since Mar 2022SEIE −13.6%since Oct 2024
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFIC 0.92SEIE 0.48; Market = 1

DFIC and SEIE in the news

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ETF Filings
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DFIC vs SEIE

How DFIC and SEIE differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFIC

Only in SEIE

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 SEIE differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DFIC

Only in SEIE

Weight gaps