DFSI vs DMXF: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

DFSIBNYSE Arca

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

DMXFANasdaq

Overlap

32.1%by weight

Expense ratio

DMXF −0.11pt a year

DFSI0.23%DMXF0.12%

Avg volume · 30D

DMXF 1.3×the volume

DFSI56.5KDMXF75.7K

3Y return · a year

DFSI +2.5pt

DFSI+20.0%DMXF+17.5%

DFSI vs DMXF Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+15.1%DFSI+16.5%DMXF

Expense ratio: DFSI 0.23%; DMXF 0.12%, better
Fund size: DFSI $1.17B; DMXF $1.01B
1Y total return: DFSI +15.1%; DMXF +16.5%, better
Yield (12M): DFSI 2.25%; DMXF 4.19%, better
Holdings: DFSI 2828; DMXF 408
Avg volume (30D): DFSI 56.5K sh; DMXF 75.7K sh, better
NAV per share: DFSI $44.66; DMXF $81.78
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DFSI, DMXF, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DFSI	DMXF
Cost30% weight	C50	A88Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A100
Risk15% weight	B62Higher	D33
Tradability15% weight	B61	A76Higher
Holdings10% weight	A86Higher	C46
Durability5% weight	B60	A77Higher

Rank among International ESG & Values Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DFSI and DMXF are both graded against the same 18 International ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 18 funds

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DMXF ranks 3rd and DFSI 9th of 18 funds in the International ESG & Values Index Category.

Rank 1AVSGXVanguard ESG International Stock ETFScore 79
Rank 2AESGDiShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETFScore 78
Rank 3ADMXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETFScore 76
Rank 4AFEDMNorthern Trust ESG & Climate Developed Markets ex-US Core ETFScore 73
Rank 7BNUDMNuveen ESG International Developed Markets EquityScore 61
Rank 9BDFSIDimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETFScore 60
Rank 10BAVSDAvantis Responsible International Equity ETFScore 58

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DFSIBDimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF

DMXFAiShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

In short

DFSI Not an index tracker: Dimensional runs an all-cap slice of developed markets outside the US, thousands of names tilted toward cheaper, more profitable firms, carbon-heavy ones screened out. 0.23% net of a waiver through February 28, 2027.

DMXF The strict one. Where iShares' ESG Aware EAFE fund screens five controversial businesses, DMXF screens fourteen, including the whole energy sector, and charges less than its lighter-screened sibling to do it.

Stated mandate

DFSI The ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation. It uses an integrated investment approach to build a broadly diversified portfolio of non-U.S. developed-market companies while incorporating sustainability considerations.

DMXF The fund seeks to track an index of developed-market equities outside the United States and Canada, while incorporating positive environmental, social, and governance characteristics.

Why people hold it

DFSI Owns a few thousand stocks across developed markets outside the US, reaching down into the small caps that large-cap ESG index funds leave out.sec.gov
The screen is wide: companies with high carbon emissions or reserves are excluded, alongside flags for tobacco, cluster munitions, private prisons and child labor.sec.gov
Standard Dimensional machinery underneath: value and profitability tilts set by the manager, not frozen until an index provider's next rebalance date.sec.gov

DMXF 0.12% a year, roughly half the typical fee among international ESG funds, and cheaper than the softer-screened iShares sibling ESGD at 0.20%.ishares.com
Fourteen business-involvement screens: fossil fuels, nuclear power and weapons, GMOs, palm oil, for-profit prisons, predatory lending, gambling, tobacco and more.ishares.com
The fossil fuel screen is categorical, not cosmetic: the index drops the entire GICS energy sector plus companies with industry ties such as thermal coal.blackrock.com
Sticks tightly to its MSCI EAFE Choice ESG Screened index, one of the stronger implementations among international ESG funds.

Worth knowing

DFSI 0.23% (0.24% gross) net of a waiver through February 28, 2027 lands near the category median, and index-tracking peers go lower: VSGX at 0.10%, DMXF at 0.12%.
Active, so there's no index holding it to a line. MSCI World ex USA IMI is the stated yardstick, and the small-cap and value tilts can push results away from it.sec.gov
Sustainability here is Dimensional's own definition rather than a published ESG index, so the holdings can differ from what another provider's label would give you.sec.gov

DMXF Deep exclusions mean real drift from plain EAFE. Sibling ESGD is built to keep risk and return close to the parent index; DMXF is not.ishares.com ishares.com 2
About 400 stocks, a narrower slate than the unscreened parent index, so individual names and surviving sectors carry more weight.
Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a category heavyweight, and distributions arrive once or twice a year rather than quarterly.

Full DFSI profile⁠

Full DMXF profile⁠

DFSI vs DMXF Holdings

How DFSI and DMXF differ

Overlap by weight

32.1%

Shared holdings make up 82.8% of DMXF and 33.3% of DFSI.

Level by level

Holdings311 in both32.1%
Countryby domicile77.0%
Sector11 Sectors80.9%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in DFSI and DMXF, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	DFSI	DMXF
Financials	DMXF +9.4 points	24.8%	34.2%
Technology	DMXF +6.3 points	10.7%	17.0%
Industrials	DFSI +5.3 points	20.1%	14.8%
Consumer Discretionary	DFSI +4.6 points	9.7%	5.1%
Consumer Staples	DFSI +3.1 points	5.7%	2.6%
Utilities	DFSI +2.3 points	3.0%	0.7%
Energy	DFSI +1.9 points	1.9%	0.0%
Materials	DFSI +1.9 points	7.1%	5.2%
Health Care	DMXF +1.7 points	9.9%	11.6%
Real Estate	DMXF +1.1 points	1.8%	2.9%
Communication	DMXF +0.6 points	5.3%	5.9%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DFSI and DMXF, widest gap first
Country	Gap	DFSI	DMXF
Canada	DFSI +10.0 points	10.0%	0.0%
Japan	DMXF +8.5 points	21.6%	30.1%
United Kingdom	DFSI +5.7 points	11.8%	6.1%
Netherlands	DMXF +3.8 points	6.0%	9.8%
Hong Kong	DMXF +2.1 points	0.7%	2.8%
Australia	DMXF +1.8 points	4.9%	6.7%
Singapore	DMXF +1.7 points	1.0%	2.7%
Switzerland	DMXF +1.5 points	9.5%	11.0%
Other countries (18)	DFSI +3.8 points	34.6%	30.8%

Outside the US: DFSI 99% developed, 1% emerging. DMXF 99% developed, 1% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DFSI10.0%
DMXF21.5%

Securities held

DFSI2,811
DMXF393

Asset class

DFSI: Stocks
DMXF: Stocks

Holdings

Only in DFSI2,500
In both311
Only in DMXF82

Only in DFSI

2,500 securities, 66.4% of DFSI by weight

Asml Holding NV2.30%
Roche Holding AG1.45%
Novartis AG Adr1.10%
Royal Bank of Canada0.77%
Astrazeneca PLC0.73%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.67%
Unilever PLC0.67%
Toyota Motor Corp0.60%
Sony Group Corp0.59%
Toronto-Dominion Bank0.54%
Siemens AG0.48%
Hitachi Ltd0.48%
Tesco PLC0.44%
Siemens Energy AG0.43%
Safran SA0.42%
Hsbc Holdings PLC0.42%
Novo Nordisk A/S0.41%
Industria De Diseno Texti0.41%
L'oreal SA0.40%
Banco Santander SA0.40%
E.on SE0.39%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd0.37%
Airbus SE0.37%
Compass Group PLC0.36%
Shopify Inc- Class A0.36%
Lvmh Moet Hennessy Louis0.35%
Relx PLC0.35%
Argenx SE0.35%
Intact Financial Corp0.33%
Gsk PLC0.32%
Standard Chartered PLC0.32%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.31%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd0.31%
National Bank of Canada0.30%
Experian PLC0.29%
Ubs Group AG0.29%
Bnp Paribas SA0.29%
Royal Bank of Canada0.29%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.28%
Canadian Imperial Bank of0.28%
Reckitt Benckiser Group P0.28%
Enel Spa0.28%
Muenchener Rueckversicher0.27%
Brookfield Corp0.27%
Wheaton Precious Metals C0.27%
Sanofi0.27%
Iberdrola SA0.26%
Intesa Sanpaolo Spa0.25%
Volvo Ab0.25%
Bank of Montreal0.23%

Only in DMXF

82 securities, 16.6% of DMXF by weight

Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour1.26%
Spotify Technology0.85%
Softbank Group Corp0.80%
Investor Class B0.72%
Relx PLC0.68%
Lonza Group AG0.55%
Compass Group PLC0.54%
London Stock Exchange Group PLC0.54%
Ferrari0.49%
Hoya0.45%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing0.43%
Goodman Group Units0.37%
Alcon AG0.35%
Assicurazioni Generali0.34%
Sompo Holdings0.34%
Japan Post Bank Ltd0.31%
3I Group Fund PLC0.31%
Ferrovial NV0.27%
Adyen0.26%
Aercap Holdings0.26%
Stmicroelectronics0.25%
Tdk0.24%
Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC0.24%
Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena Sp0.23%
Coca Cola Europacific Partners PLC0.22%
Ajinomoto0.22%
Japan Post Holdings Ltd0.21%
Helvetia Baloise Holding N AG0.21%
Poste Italiane0.20%
Kyocera0.20%
Hannover Rueck0.19%
Dassault Systemes0.19%
Ibiden Ltd0.17%
Essity Class B0.16%
Link Real Estate Investment Trust0.14%
Segro Reit PLC0.14%
Telstra Group0.13%
Japan Exchange Group0.13%
Scentre Group0.12%
Ageas0.12%
Check Point Software Technologies0.11%
Capitaland Integrated Commercial T0.11%
Obayashi0.11%
Sumitomo Metal Mining0.11%
Unibail Rodamco We Stapled Units0.11%
Nova0.10%
M&G PLC0.09%
Asx Ltd0.09%
Klepierre Reit SA0.08%
Singapore Airlines Ltd0.08%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 311 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DFSI and DMXF, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	DFSI	DMXF
Asml Holding NV	DMXF +5.28 points	0.05%	5.33%
Novartis AG	DMXF +2.85 points	<0.01%	2.85%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial	DMXF +1.76 points	0.33%	2.09%
Sap SE	DMXF +1.75 points	0.53%	2.28%
Commonwealth Bank of Aust	DMXF +1.49 points	0.36%	1.85%
Allianz SE	DMXF +1.17 points	0.66%	1.83%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial	DMXF +1.05 points	0.28%	1.33%
Mizuho Financial Group In	DMXF +0.82 points	0.19%	1.01%
Aia Group Ltd	DMXF +0.83 points	0.18%	1.01%
Abb Ltd	DMXF +0.79 points	0.43%	1.22%
Tokyo Electron Ltd	DMXF +0.77 points	0.34%	1.11%
Advantest Corp	DMXF +0.76 points	0.49%	1.25%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	DMXF +0.72 points	0.36%	1.08%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	DMXF +0.66 points	0.43%	1.09%
Schneider Electric SE	DMXF +0.62 points	0.72%	1.34%
Keyence Corp	DMXF +0.61 points	0.19%	0.80%
Westpac Banking Corp	DMXF +0.59 points	0.25%	0.84%
Csl Ltd	DMXF +0.58 points	0.06%	0.64%
Oversea-Chinese Banking C	DMXF +0.58 points	0.10%	0.68%
Essilorluxottica SA	DMXF +0.56 points	0.04%	0.60%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc	DMXF +0.56 points	0.37%	0.93%
Argenx SE	DMXF +0.55 points	<0.01%	0.55%
Axa SA	DMXF +0.53 points	0.22%	0.75%
Macquarie Group Ltd	DMXF +0.50 points	0.11%	0.61%
Ing Groep NV	DMXF +0.51 points	0.38%	0.89%
Infineon Technologies AG	DMXF +0.45 points	0.19%	0.64%
Murata Manufacturing Co L	DMXF +0.44 points	0.04%	0.48%
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd	DMXF +0.43 points	0.10%	0.53%
Nintendo Co Ltd	DMXF +0.42 points	0.12%	0.54%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd	DMXF +0.43 points	0.94%	1.37%
Kddi Corp	DMXF +0.37 points	0.13%	0.50%
Prosus NV	DMXF +0.37 points	0.12%	0.49%
Deutsche Boerse AG	DMXF +0.33 points	0.30%	0.63%
Nokia Oyj	DMXF +0.33 points	0.05%	0.38%
Assa Abloy Ab	DMXF +0.30 points	0.07%	0.37%
Galderma Group AG	DMXF +0.28 points	0.13%	0.41%
United Overseas Bank Ltd	DMXF +0.27 points	0.06%	0.33%
Fujitsu Ltd	DMXF +0.28 points	0.05%	0.33%
Hermes International	DMXF +0.27 points	0.23%	0.50%
Sandvik Ab	DMXF +0.27 points	0.09%	0.36%
Otsuka Holdings Co Ltd	DMXF +0.27 points	0.03%	0.30%
Fanuc Corp	DMXF +0.26 points	0.04%	0.30%
Transurban Group	DMXF +0.26 points	0.04%	0.30%
Sandoz Group AG	DMXF +0.26 points	0.15%	0.41%
Renesas Electronics Corp	DMXF +0.25 points	0.01%	0.26%
Softbank Corp	DMXF +0.25 points	0.16%	0.41%
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd	DMXF +0.24 points	0.04%	0.28%
Resona Holdings Inc	DMXF +0.25 points	0.02%	0.27%
Haleon PLCHLN.L	DMXF +0.24 points	0.14%	0.38%
Prudential PLCPRU.L	DMXF +0.24 points	0.06%	0.30%
Erste Group Bank AG	DMXF +0.24 points	0.13%	0.37%
Givaudan SA	DMXF +0.23 points	0.21%	0.44%
Ntt Inc	DMXF +0.22 points	0.07%	0.29%
Nec Corp	DMXF +0.22 points	0.10%	0.32%
Nebius Group NVNBIS	DMXF +0.21 points	0.04%	0.25%
Boc Hong Kong Holdings Lt	DMXF +0.20 points	0.04%	0.24%
MS&AD Insurance Group Hol	DMXF +0.20 points	0.15%	0.36%
Daiichi Life Group Inc	DMXF +0.20 points	0.15%	0.35%
Bank Hapoalim Bm	DMXF +0.20 points	0.06%	0.26%
Canon Inc	DMXF +0.20 points	0.02%	0.22%
Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd	DMXF +0.20 points	0.05%	0.25%
Oriental Land Co Ltd/Japa	DMXF +0.19 points	0.04%	0.23%
Nordea Bank Abp	DMXF +0.20 points	0.34%	0.54%
Legrand SA	DMXF +0.19 points	0.17%	0.36%
Fresenius SE & Co Kgaa	DMXF +0.19 points	0.05%	0.24%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel Bm	DMXF +0.18 points	0.13%	0.31%
Universal Music Group NV	DMXF +0.18 points	0.01%	0.19%
Disco Corp	DMXF +0.18 points	0.04%	0.22%
Komatsu Ltd	DMXF +0.17 points	0.13%	0.30%
Fujifilm Holdings Corp	DMXF +0.17 points	0.05%	0.22%
Asm International NV	DMXF +0.18 points	0.15%	0.33%
Caixabank SA	DMXF +0.17 points	0.27%	0.44%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co	DMXF +0.16 points	0.12%	0.28%
Koninklijke Kpn NV	DFSI +0.16 points	0.34%	0.18%
Smc Corp/Japan	DMXF +0.16 points	0.02%	0.18%
Hexagon Ab	DMXF +0.16 points	0.06%	0.22%
Techtronic Industries Co	DMXF +0.15 points	0.10%	0.25%
Sun Hung Kai Properties L	DMXF +0.16 points	0.04%	0.20%
Commerzbank AG	DMXF +0.15 points	0.09%	0.24%
Merck Kgaa	DMXF +0.16 points	0.05%	0.21%
Kao Corp	DMXF +0.15 points	0.06%	0.21%
Terumo Corp	DMXF +0.15 points	0.05%	0.20%
Denso Corp	DMXF +0.15 points	0.03%	0.18%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust	DMXF +0.15 points	0.09%	0.24%
Central Japan Railway Co	DMXF +0.15 points	0.04%	0.19%
Wolters Kluwer NV	DMXF +0.15 points	0.07%	0.22%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Ba	DMXF +0.15 points	0.15%	0.30%
Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd	DMXF +0.13 points	0.11%	0.24%
Aena Sme SA	DMXF +0.14 points	0.09%	0.23%
Banco Bpm Spa	DMXF +0.13 points	<0.01%	0.14%
Asr Nederland NV	DFSI +0.14 points	0.27%	0.13%
Dnb Bank Asa	DMXF +0.13 points	0.13%	0.26%
Fujikura Ltd	DMXF +0.13 points	0.14%	0.27%
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab	DMXF +0.13 points	0.08%	0.21%
Evolution Mining Ltd	DMXF +0.12 points	0.05%	0.17%
AvivaAV.L	DMXF +0.12 points	0.16%	0.28%
Vestas Wind Systems A/S	DMXF +0.12 points	0.17%	0.29%
Sika AG	DMXF +0.12 points	0.21%	0.33%
Kerry Group PLC	DMXF +0.12 points	0.05%	0.17%
Secom Co Ltd	DMXF +0.11 points	0.05%	0.16%

All 2,902 DFSI holdings⁠All 393 DMXF 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.

DFSI vs DMXF Cost

Overpaying DFSI vs DMXF

$2,239

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

DFSI 0.23%
$4,759
DMXF 0.12%
$2,520

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DFSI 0.23%
DMXF 0.12%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DFSI	DMXF	Overpaying
10	$419	$220	$199
20	$1,630	$859	$771
30	$4,759	$2,520	$2,239

Expense ratio

0.23%DFSI
0.12%DMXF, cheaper

DMXF0.12%DFSI0.23%

0.10%0.95%

Middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
Median 0.23%

DMXF 2nd cheapest of 18 funds

DFSI 9th cheapest of 18 funds

DFSI vs DMXF Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): DFSI 2.25%; DMXF 4.19%, better
Payout (12M): DFSI $1.04; DMXF $3.54
Last payment: DFSI $0.18; DMXF $1.03
Ex-dividend: DFSI Sep 22, 2026; DMXF Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: DFSI Sep 24, 2026; DMXF Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: DFSI Quarterly; DMXF Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2020 to 2026, same scale for both

DFSIQuarterly · 16 paymentsAll DFSI payments⁠

DMXFTwice a year · 13 paymentsAll DMXF payments⁠

DFSI vs DMXF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DFSI 12.6%, betterDMXF 12.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DFSI 1.20, betterDMXF 1.06
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DFSI −12.8%since Nov 2022DMXF −33.5%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DFSI 0.97DMXF 0.87; Market = 1

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