DFWIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

DFA World ex U.S. Core Equity Portfolio (DFWIX) belongs to the Foreign Large Cap Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with DFWIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to DFWIX

DFWIX charges 0.31% annually. There are 53 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FHLFX	Fidelity Series International Index Fund	0.01%	—	Aug 2018	DFWIX vs FHLFX
FSGEX	Fidelity Series Global ex U.S. Index Fund	0.01%	—	Sep 2009	DFWIX vs FSGEX
FSOSX	Fidelity Series Overseas Fund	0.01%	—	Jun 2019	DFWIX vs FSOSX
FINVX	Fidelity Series International Value Fund	0.01%	—	Dec 2009	DFWIX vs FINVX
FIGSX	Fidelity Series International Growth Fund	0.01%	—	Dec 2009	DFWIX vs FIGSX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DFWIX

DFWIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 75. There are 35 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 94.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
SWRLX	Touchstone International Equity Fund	94	—	Mar 1993	DFWIX vs SWRLX
TIVFX	American Beacon Tocqueville International Value Fu...	94	—	Aug 1994	DFWIX vs TIVFX
DCINX	Dunham International Stock Fund	92	—	Dec 2004	DFWIX vs DCINX
GTMIX	GMO Tax-Managed International Equities Fund	91	—	Jul 1998	DFWIX vs GTMIX
THOIX	Thornburg Global Opportunities Fund	91	—	Jul 2006	DFWIX vs THOIX

Top Performing DFWIX Alternatives (YTD)

DFWIX is at 15.19% YTD. There are 90 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 40.47%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
TIVFX	American Beacon Tocqueville International Value Fu...	40.47%	—	Aug 1994	DFWIX vs TIVFX
CIGIX	Calamos International Growth Fund	38.33%	—	Mar 2005	DFWIX vs CIGIX
JIJIX	John Hancock International Dynamic Growth Fund	33.48%	—	May 2019	DFWIX vs JIJIX
LIAGX	Lord Abbett International Growth Fund	33.43%	—	Jun 2021	DFWIX vs LIAGX
FISZX	Fidelity SAI International SMA Completion Fund	32.58%	—	Apr 2019	DFWIX vs FISZX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DFWIX

DFWIX has 14.10% 1-year volatility. There are 92 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 8.76%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
FAOSX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class Z	8.76%	—	Feb 2017	DFWIX vs FAOSX
FAOAX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class A	8.76%	—	Sep 1996	DFWIX vs FAOAX
FAOCX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class C	8.76%	—	Nov 1997	DFWIX vs FAOCX
FAERX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class M	8.78%	—	Apr 1990	DFWIX vs FAERX
FAOIX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class I	8.78%	—	Jul 1995	DFWIX vs FAOIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DFWIX

DFWIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -10.82%. There are 82 mutual funds in the Foreign Large Cap Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -6.94%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
RWIIX	Redwood AlphaFactor Tactical International Fund	-6.94%	—	Nov 2017	DFWIX vs RWIIX
IVFIX	Federated Hermes International Strategic Value Div...	-6.97%	—	Jun 2008	DFWIX vs IVFIX
FAOSX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class Z	-7.26%	—	Feb 2017	DFWIX vs FAOSX
FAOIX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class I	-7.28%	—	Jul 1995	DFWIX vs FAOIX
FAOAX	Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund Class A	-7.29%	—	Sep 1996	DFWIX vs FAOAX

Other Mutual Funds from Dimensional

The 10 most viewed Dimensional mutual funds shown here include DFSVX, DFIVX, DGEIX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFSVX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I	Small Cap Value Equities	61	16.82%	—	Mar 1993	DFWIX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	83	12.21%	—	Feb 1994	DFWIX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	78	12.60%	—	Dec 2003	DFWIX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	68	9.80%	—	Sep 1999	DFWIX vs DFUSX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	68	9.87%	—	Dec 1994	DFWIX vs DISVX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio	Small Cap Value Equities	59	15.95%	—	Feb 2000	DFWIX vs DFFVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity Portfolio I	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities	53	10.75%	—	Sep 2005	DFWIX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	58	16.97%	—	Mar 1992	DFWIX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.47%	—	Sep 2005	DFWIX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	92	16.63%	—	Feb 1993	DFWIX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DFWIX

Investors most often compare DFWIX with DFAX, VXUS, VFWSX. These 19 comparison targets span 8 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFAX	Dimensional World ex US Core Equity 2 ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Actively Managed	58	11.80%	12.17B	Mar 2008	DFWIX vs DFAX
VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETF	Global Equities	55	12.51%	652.30B	Jan 2011	DFWIX vs VXUS
VFWSX	Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund Instituti...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	70	16.36%	—	Apr 2007	DFWIX vs VFWSX
HAWX	iShares Currency Hedged MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	82	16.22%	355.60M	Jun 2015	DFWIX vs HAWX
FSPSX	Fidelity International Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	39	10.74%	—	Nov 1997	DFWIX vs FSPSX
ACWX	iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	55	12.88%	11.77B	Mar 2008	DFWIX vs ACWX
VTMNX	Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund Institutiona...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	65	16.59%	317.30B	Jan 2001	DFWIX vs VTMNX
VIGI	Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF	Dividend, Foreign Large Cap Equities	18	2.46%	9.20B	Feb 2016	DFWIX vs VIGI
DNL	WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Dividend Growth ...	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Dividend	30	9.98%	491.64M	Jun 2006	DFWIX vs DNL
VFWAX	Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund Admiral S...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	70	16.36%	94.40B	Sep 2011	DFWIX vs VFWAX
VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	55	13.11%	317.30B	Jul 2007	DFWIX vs VEA
SVSPX	State Street S&P 500 Index Fund Class N	Large Cap Blend Equities	82	9.71%	—	Dec 1992	DFWIX vs SVSPX
AVNM	Avantis All International Markets Equity ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	63	12.75%	638.61M	Jun 2023	DFWIX vs AVNM
GDE	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fun...	Gold, Precious Metals	34	-0.50%	525.87M	Mar 2022	DFWIX vs GDE
FSGGX	Fidelity Global ex U.S. Index Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	68	16.40%	—	Aug 2011	DFWIX vs FSGGX
EPDIX	EuroPac International Dividend Income Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	75	8.07%	—	Jan 2014	DFWIX vs EPDIX
GSINX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	16	3.57%	—	Dec 2016	DFWIX vs GSINX
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	59	8.19%	1.70T	Sep 2010	DFWIX vs VOO
GSIMX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	16	3.65%	—	Dec 2016	DFWIX vs GSIMX

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