DFAX vs. PID ETF Comparison

Comparison of Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAX) to PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers (PID)
DFAX

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

DFAX Description

Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P. The fund is co-managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. and DFA Australia Limited. It invests in public equity markets of global ex-US region. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index (net dividends). Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF was formed on March 6, 2008 and is domiciled in United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$26.02

Average Daily Volume

444,646

Number of Holdings *

178

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
PID

PowerShares Intl Dividend Achievers

PID Description The PowerShares International Dividend Achievers™ Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ International Dividend AchieversTM Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in dividend paying common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to identify an international group of American Depository Receipts, Global Depositary Receipts and non-U.S. common or ordinary stocks that have qualified as International Dividend Achievers™. These companies have increased their annual dividend for five or more consecutive fiscal years. The Fund and the Index are reconstituted annually in January and rebalanced quarterly in January, April, July and October. Effective December 28, 2012, the NADAQ OMX Group, Inc., replaced Mergent, Inc., as the Index Provider of the Index. Effective February 25, 2013, the name of the Index changed from International Dividend Achievers Index to NASDAQ International Dividend Achievers Index. There will be no change to the methodology by which NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., the Index Provider, calculates the Index. Please see the Fund’s prospectus supplement for more information. On February 25, 2013, NASDAQ took the place of the NYSE as the official Index data source.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$18.51

Average Daily Volume

144,110

Number of Holdings *

24

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period DFAX PID
30 Days 4.25% 3.18%
60 Days 2.36% 0.46%
90 Days 4.70% 2.23%
12 Months 17.16% 8.28%
24 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in DFAX Weight in PID Overlap
BTI B 0.02% 4.05% 0.02%
CNI D 0.14% 1.24% 0.14%
DEO F 0.03% 1.71% 0.03%
DEO F 0.06% 1.71% 0.06%
GFI D 0.07% 2.71% 0.07%
INFY D 0.04% 1.33% 0.04%
KOF C 0.0% 2.37% 0.0%
LOGI A 0.09% 1.01% 0.09%
MUFG C 0.03% 1.67% 0.03%
MUFG C 0.2% 1.67% 0.2%
NGG D 0.04% 3.48% 0.04%
NVO B 0.1% 0.69% 0.1%
NVS C 0.4% 2.33% 0.4%
NVS C 0.01% 2.33% 0.01%
OTEX F 0.03% 1.44% 0.03%
PHI D 0.0% 4.11% 0.0%
PSO D 0.02% 1.56% 0.02%
RBA C 0.03% 0.99% 0.03%
RELX B 0.07% 1.13% 0.07%
SMFG A 0.09% 2.52% 0.09%
SMFG A 0.0% 2.52% 0.0%
SNY C 0.01% 2.88% 0.01%
TD F 0.16% 3.14% 0.16%
WCN D 0.03% 0.45% 0.03%
DFAX Overweight 154 Positions Relative to PID
Symbol Grade Weight
TSM A 0.65%
TM D 0.57%
ASML B 0.52%
BP D 0.36%
BABA C 0.31%
AZN B 0.26%
STLA D 0.25%
ABBV F 0.22%
SONY F 0.21%
HSBC B 0.2%
BHP C 0.2%
UL A 0.19%
GSK B 0.14%
BBVA D 0.13%
IBN B 0.13%
LYG B 0.11%
KB C 0.11%
E D 0.11%
VALE D 0.11%
STM D 0.1%
RIO C 0.09%
UMC A 0.09%
PDD B 0.09%
GOLD B 0.08%
FLUT D 0.08%
TCOM C 0.08%
HDB D 0.08%
NMR D 0.07%
BCS A 0.07%
NTES D 0.06%
HMC F 0.06%
MFG B 0.06%
HMY C 0.06%
ERJ C 0.05%
YUMC F 0.05%
ERJ C 0.05%
SHG C 0.05%
PHG B 0.05%
VIPS D 0.05%
BIDU D 0.04%
VALE D 0.04%
TIGO A 0.04%
TME C 0.04%
TM D 0.04%
TEVA B 0.04%
WFG C 0.04%
BIDU D 0.04%
AGCO F 0.04%
CCEP B 0.04%
HMC F 0.04%
MT D 0.04%
RDY D 0.04%
UL A 0.03%
QGEN C 0.03%
AEI D 0.03%
SAN B 0.03%
PAC C 0.03%
PRMW B 0.03%
GGB D 0.03%
PKX F 0.03%
TCOM C 0.03%
GOGL C 0.02%
XPEV D 0.02%
TRMD A 0.02%
CAR D 0.02%
TAC D 0.02%
SBSW D 0.02%
WDS F 0.02%
LSPD C 0.02%
BILI C 0.02%
FSM A 0.02%
ASR C 0.02%
BCS A 0.02%
IHG D 0.02%
TS D 0.02%
IQ C 0.02%
BWLP A 0.02%
NMR D 0.02%
HLN C 0.02%
WPP C 0.02%
ING A 0.02%
IBN B 0.02%
LPL F 0.01%
ELBM D 0.01%
MNTX C 0.01%
FLNG C 0.01%
ECO A 0.01%
SBS D 0.01%
SGRP B 0.01%
NIO D 0.01%
SNN D 0.01%
BABA C 0.01%
IMOS D 0.01%
IAG C 0.01%
SID F 0.01%
TEF A 0.01%
SQM C 0.01%
TCI F 0.01%
ZTO B 0.01%
SKM C 0.01%
TLRY F 0.01%
BUD C 0.01%
ORLA B 0.01%
CHT A 0.01%
HAFN A 0.01%
KB C 0.01%
BBD F 0.01%
JKS C 0.01%
ASAI F 0.01%
BAP D 0.01%
TTE B 0.01%
LPL F 0.01%
NWG B 0.01%
CSAN F 0.01%
SHG C 0.01%
WIT D 0.01%
PDS B 0.01%
XRX F 0.01%
PIXY F 0.01%
BRFS B 0.01%
HTHT D 0.01%
LI F 0.01%
DOOO F 0.01%
GDS D 0.01%
ASX B 0.01%
SHOP F 0.01%
GGB D 0.01%
ASAI F 0.01%
EQNR C 0.01%
SLDB D 0.0%
WIT D 0.0%
BGNE D 0.0%
CHT A 0.0%
BCH B 0.0%
VMAR F 0.0%
RENB F 0.0%
VGR C 0.0%
ABEV F 0.0%
JHX F 0.0%
NICE F 0.0%
CIB C 0.0%
FMX F 0.0%
CX D 0.0%
CHGX B 0.0%
BGNE D 0.0%
LYG B 0.0%
KEP D 0.0%
UGP F 0.0%
TLK F 0.0%
SBSW D 0.0%
CCU C 0.0%
GRIN B 0.0%
BCH B 0.0%
CSAN F 0.0%
DFAX Underweight 4 Positions Relative to PID
Symbol Grade Weight
AY C -5.0%
DOX F -1.2%
SAP B -0.87%
WTW D -0.81%
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