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DIMENSIONAL INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY MARKET ETF

$43.35+0.81% today
354352-WK

The investment objective of the Dimensional International Core Equity Market ETF (the "International Core ETF" or "Portfolio") is to achieve long-term capital appreciation.

Price & daily flows
41.739.437.143.35DAILY NET FLOWAug 21Dec 18Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +12.5% so far this year. At 0.18% a year it is not the cheapest way in — LQD runs the same ground at 0.14%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$7Bassets under management
0.18%expense ratio · $18 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
1.8Mavg daily volume, 30 days
3523holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed October 2, 2023 · beta 0.89
Sector weights
Other26.14%
Finance19.93%
Consumer Discretionary18.95%
Financial Services18.94%
Financials18.43%
Industrials17.51%
Healthcare11.51%
Consumer Cyclical10.89%
Health Technology9.62%
Food Products9.09%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Japan22.69%
Other13.78%
United Kingdom13.3%
Switzerland9.52%
Canada9.32%
France8.6%
Germany7.39%
Australia6.59%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.0%
1 month+4.7%
3 months+4.4%
6 months+4.2%
YTD+12.5%
1 year+19.7%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.2%where it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

The case against DFAI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat DFAI on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-14bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-11bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-9bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-11bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-11bp on fee · 7× the assetsHead-to-head
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