DFIC vs TINS: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

DFICACboe

Templeton International Insights ETF

TINSCNYSE Arca

Overlap

5.4%by weight

Expense ratio

DFIC −0.33pt a year

DFIC0.22%TINS0.55%

Avg volume · 30D

DFIC 7744.2×the volume

DFIC1.85MTINS239

DFIC vs TINS Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+16.8%DFIC+12.9%TINS

Expense ratio: DFIC 0.22%, better; TINS 0.55%
Fund size: DFIC $15.3B; TINS $6M
1Y total return: DFIC +16.8%, better; TINS +12.9%
Yield (12M): DFIC 2.55%; TINS No data
Holdings: DFIC 4152; TINS 50
Avg volume (30D): DFIC 1.85M sh, better; TINS 239 sh
NAV per share: DFIC $37.56; TINS $28.16
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFIC, TINS, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFIC	TINS
Cost30% weight	A98Higher	C51
Mission25% weight	A100	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B69Higher	B68
Tradability15% weight	A81Higher	D25
Holdings10% weight	A91Higher	C45
Durability5% weight	A91Higher	C40

Rank among International Active Equity funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DFIC and TINS 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 TINS 30th 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 30CTDITouchstone Dynamic International ETFScore 47
Rank 30CTINSTempleton International Insights ETFScore 47
Rank 32CNBIENeuberger International Core Equity ETFScore 45

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFICADimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

TINSCTempleton International Insights ETF

In short

DFIC No data

TINS Templeton's bargain-hunting instinct, in ETF form. Launched in October 2025, TINS is an actively managed international stock fund seeking long-term capital growth from overseas companies its managers judge to be mispriced, priced just under the active-international median.

Stated mandate

DFIC No data

TINS The Fund seeks long-term capital growth.

Why people hold it

DFIC No data

TINS Real stock picking, not index tracking: the prospectus sets a long-term capital growth objective with a value style across developed and emerging markets.
The 0.55% expense ratio comes in under the median for active international equity funds, which is unusual for a brand-new stock-picking strategy.
One ticker reaches both developed and emerging markets, so the manager can move between them instead of you bolting on a separate EM sleeve.
Franklin Templeton launched it in October 2025 as one of a pair of active international equity ETFs, so it sits inside an established ETF operation rather than a startup shop.businesswire.com

Worth knowing

DFIC No data

TINS A 2025 launch means a short live record. There is not yet enough history to judge how the strategy behaves across a full market cycle.
Systematic rivals undercut it on fee: AVDE charges 0.23% and DFIC 0.22%. The gap is what you pay for human judgment.
Small asset base and light trading so far, so spreads can run wider than in the giant international index funds. Limit orders matter here.

Full DFIC profile⁠

Full TINS profile⁠

DFIC vs TINS Holdings

How DFIC and TINS differ

Overlap by weight

5.4%

Shared holdings make up 74.5% of TINS and 5.4% of DFIC.

Level by level

Holdings35 in both5.4%
Countryby domicile53.7%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for TINS.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFIC and TINS, widest gap first
Country	More in DFICMore in TINS	DFIC	TINS
United Kingdom	TINS +16.8 points	11.4%	28.2%
Japan	DFIC +13.8 points	24.4%	10.6%
Canada	DFIC +6.8 points	11.6%	4.8%
Australia	DFIC +5.9 points	5.9%	0.0%
Switzerland	DFIC +5.6 points	8.0%	2.4%
South Korea	TINS +5.5 points	0.0%	5.5%
Taiwan	TINS +5.4 points	0.0%	5.4%
Netherlands	TINS +3.8 points	3.6%	7.4%
Other countries (22)	TINS +0.5 points	35.1%	35.6%

Outside the US: DFIC 98% developed, 2% emerging. TINS 85% developed, 15% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFIC7.1%
TINS37.6%

Securities held

DFIC4,131
TINS48

Asset class

DFIC: Equity
TINS: Equity

Holdings

Only in DFIC4,096
In both35
Only in TINS13

Only in DFIC

4,096 securities, 94.2% of DFIC by weight

Shell PLC1.15%
Asml Holding NV1.09%
Totalenergies SE0.76%
Novartis AG Adr0.76%
Roche Holding AG0.70%
Nestle SA0.64%
Allianz SE0.49%
Bp PLC0.44%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Arge0.41%
Suncor Energy Inc.0.41%
Bhp Group Ltd0.39%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.39%
Hsbc Holdings PLC0.39%
Canadian Natural Resource0.37%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.37%
Bayer AG0.36%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial0.36%
Unicredit Spa0.34%
Sony Group Corp0.33%
Basf SE0.33%
Astrazeneca PLC0.33%
Advantest Corp0.33%
Hitachi Ltd0.31%
Tesco PLC0.31%
Dhl AG0.30%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd0.30%
Eni Spa0.30%
E.on SE0.29%
Engie SA0.28%
Cenovus Energy Inc0.27%
Repsol SA0.27%
Siemens AG0.26%
Orange SA0.26%
National Bank of Canada0.25%
Muenchener Rueckversicher0.25%
Bhp Group Ltd0.25%
Tokyo Electron Ltd0.24%
Intact Financial Corp0.24%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd0.23%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.23%
Barrick Mining Corp0.23%
Barclays PLC0.22%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.22%
Abb Ltd0.22%
Sandoz Group AG0.22%
Aib Group PLC0.22%
Ubs Group AG0.22%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.22%
Swiss Re AG0.21%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.21%

Only in TINS

13 securities, 24.5% of TINS by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor-Sp A5.02%
Samsung Electr-Gdr Reg’s3.49%
Cnh Industrial NV2.27%
Crh PLC2.26%
Smurfit Westrock PLC1.96%
Sk Hynix Inc1.70%
Japan Post Bank Co Ltd1.67%
Barratt Redrow PLC1.60%
Jd.com Inc-Adr1.31%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd1.10%
Byd Co Ltd-H1.05%
Tencent Holdings Ltd0.95%
Net Current Assets0.16%

Weight gaps

All 35 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in DFIC and TINS, widest gap first
Holding	More in DFICMore in TINS	DFIC	TINS
Astrazeneca PLCAZN.L	TINS +6.52 points	0.06%	6.58%
Bp PLCBP.L	TINS +4.14 points	0.14%	4.28%
Sse PLCSSE.L	TINS +3.17 points	0.18%	3.35%
Euronext NV	TINS +3.14 points	0.08%	3.22%
Shell PLCSHEL.L	TINS +3.10 points	0.12%	3.22%
Ing Groep NV	TINS +2.71 points	0.14%	2.85%
Sanofi	TINS +2.71 points	0.10%	2.81%
Standard Chartered PLCSTAN.L	TINS +2.58 points	0.23%	2.81%
Adidas AG	TINS +2.57 points	0.08%	2.65%
Ubs Group AG	TINS +2.35 points	<0.01%	2.36%
Diageo PLCDEO	TINS +2.35 points	0.14%	2.49%
Manulife Financial Corp	TINS +2.28 points	0.03%	2.31%
Heineken NV	TINS +2.22 points	0.08%	2.30%
Akzo Nobel NV	TINS +2.11 points	0.09%	2.20%
Toyota Motor Corp	TINS +1.89 points	0.46%	2.35%
Aia Group Ltd	TINS +1.84 points	0.17%	2.01%
Royal Bank of Canada	TINS +1.80 points	0.64%	2.44%
Infineon Technologies AG	TINS +1.63 points	0.31%	1.94%
Daiwa Securities Group In	TINS +1.55 points	0.06%	1.61%
Deutsche Telekom AG	TINS +1.54 points	0.38%	1.92%
Lloyds Banking Group PLCLLOY.L	TINS +1.48 points	0.04%	1.52%
Jd Sports FashionJD.L	TINS +1.41 points	0.03%	1.44%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp	TINS +1.40 points	0.06%	1.46%
Daimler Truck Holding AG	TINS +1.39 points	0.14%	1.53%
Veolia Environnement SA	TINS +1.28 points	0.05%	1.33%
Cie De Saint-Gobain	TINS +1.26 points	0.22%	1.48%
Heidelberg Materials AG	TINS +1.21 points	0.12%	1.33%
Ebara Corp	TINS +1.18 points	0.05%	1.23%
Vinci SA	TINS +1.12 points	0.22%	1.34%
Siemens Energy AG	TINS +1.08 points	0.24%	1.32%
Mizuho Financial Group In	TINS +0.96 points	0.18%	1.14%
Ihi Corp	TINS +0.84 points	0.05%	0.89%
Norsk Hydro Asa	TINS +0.81 points	0.01%	0.82%
Rio Tinto PLCRIO.L	TINS +0.81 points	0.29%	1.10%
Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis	TINS +0.73 points	0.18%	0.91%

All 4,139 DFIC holdings⁠All TINS 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 TINS Cost

Overpaying TINS vs DFIC

$6,346

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

DFIC 0.22%
$4,558
TINS 0.55%
$10,904

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFIC 0.22%
TINS 0.55%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFIC	TINS	Overpaying
10	$401	$988	$587
20	$1,561	$3,790	$2,229
30	$4,558	$10,904	$6,346

Expense ratio

0.22%DFIC, cheaper
0.55%TINS

DFIC0.22%TINS0.55%

0.00%1.49%

Middle half of International Active Equity funds
Median 0.55%

DFIC 2nd cheapest of 55 funds

TINS 25th cheapest of 55 funds

DFIC vs TINS Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DFIC 2.55%; TINS No data
Payout (12M): DFIC $0.96; TINS No data
Last payment: DFIC $0.19; TINS $0.06
Ex-dividend: DFIC Sep 22, 2026; TINS Dec 19, 2025
Paid on: DFIC Sep 24, 2026; TINS Dec 29, 2025
Frequency: DFIC Quarterly; TINS Irregular

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

DFICQuarterly · 18 paymentsAll DFIC payments⁠

TINSIrregular · 1 paymentAll TINS payments⁠

DFIC vs TINS 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%TINS 14.1%since Nov 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFIC 1.35TINS 0.66since Nov 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFIC −24.4%since Mar 2022TINS −10.8%since Oct 2025
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFIC 0.92TINS 0.77; Market = 1

DFIC and TINS in the news

All news⁠

ETF Filings
Franklin Templeton files Templeton Emerging Markets Insights ETF at 0.64%
Oct 22, 2026TINS
ETF Filings
Causeway files its first ETFs into a 0.22% to 0.39% category, its own fee blank
Sep 18, 2026DFIC
ETF Filings
Franklin Templeton files two enhanced ETFs to absorb its international core funds
Sep 18, 2026TINS

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DFIC vs TINS

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it