DFIC Fees and Costs — Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.22%: a 0.20% management fee plus 0.02% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $397K in broker commissions, 0.0045% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 6%.
DFIC Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DFIC. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.20% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.02% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.22% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.22% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
DFIC Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DFIC, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $143 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.24% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.22%) | $23 | $73 | $127 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $13 |
| Total costs | $24 | $78 | $143 |
| Value after costs | $10,476 | $11,498 | $12,620 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.24% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
DFIC Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0045%
- Total broker commissions: $397K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 6%
- Securities on loan, average value: $375.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $3.5M (0.040% of average net assets)
DFIC Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $118K | 29.74% |
| Instinet, LLC | $110K | 27.60% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $98K | 24.71% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $34K | 8.64% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $13K | 3.36% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $10K | 2.59% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $8K | 2.04% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $4K | 0.91% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 0.31% |
| Rosenblatt Securities Inc. | $329 | 0.08% |
DFIC Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.2B | 74.31% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $211.6M | 13.08% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $202.6M | 12.53% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $700K | 0.04% |
| Jarden Securities Limited | $212K | 0.01% |
| Euroz Hartleys Securities Ltd | $115K | 0.01% |
| Argonaut Securities Pty Limited | $112K | 0.01% |
| ABN Amro Securities (USA) LLC | $103K | 0.01% |
| Canaccord Genuity LLC | $57K | 0.00% |
| Pershing LLC | $55K | 0.00% |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.