DFSI Fees and Costs — Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.23%: a 0.20% management fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $37K in broker commissions, 0.0054% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 9%.
DFSI Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of DFSI. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.20% |
| 12b-1 fee | — |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.24% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.23% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | Yes |
DFSI Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in DFSI, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $150 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.25% 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 0.23%) | $24 | $76 | $133 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $4 | $14 |
| Total costs | $25 | $82 | $150 |
| Value after costs | $10,475 | $11,495 | $12,613 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
DFSI 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): 0.0054%
- Total broker commissions: $37K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $158.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 9%
- Securities on loan, average value: $26.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $192K (0.028% of average net assets)
DFSI Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $12K | 31.73% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $10K | 25.81% |
| Instinet, LLC | $9K | 24.71% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $5K | 12.78% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $766 | 2.07% |
| Loop Capital Markets LLC | $565 | 1.53% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $420 | 1.14% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $64 | 0.17% |
| Rosenblatt Securities Inc. | $18 | 0.05% |
| Jane Street Capital, LLC | $1 | 0.00% |
DFSI Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $134.1M | 84.45% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $24.6M | 15.47% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $64K | 0.04% |
| ABN Amro Securities (USA) LLC | $16K | 0.01% |
| Jarden Securities Limited | $14K | 0.01% |
| Canaccord Genuity LLC | $7K | 0.00% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $7K | 0.00% |
| Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited | $4K | 0.00% |
| Argonaut Securities Pty Limited | $4K | 0.00% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $1K | 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.