Dimensional - Emerging Markets ex China Core Equity ETF
$78.64−0.68 (−0.85%)
- 0.56%
- $299M
- +44.5%
- 1.60%
- 0M sh
- $80.84
- low $56.52high $86.67
The ETF.net DEXC Grade
B
Score 62 out of 100
- 11 of 22
Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C48 out of 100Rank 12 of 22Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 17Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 18 of 22Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 15 of 22Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 7 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B60 out of 100Rank 9 of 22
Our read on DEXC
BDimensional's ex-China emerging markets sweep: roughly 3,500 stocks in one ticker, run toward long-term capital appreciation rather than mirroring a published index. Broad EM, with the China decision left to you.
The portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Ex-China is the whole point: broad emerging markets with China left out, so China exposure gets sized elsewhere in a portfolio rather than baked in here.dimensional.com
- Roughly 3,500 holdings, a far wider net than a large-cap benchmark list, which keeps any one name a small slice of the whole.
- Stated goal is long-term capital appreciation, pursued by Dimensional's own rules rather than by shadowing a named index, and the portfolio matches what the name promises.dimensional.com
- Distributions arrive on a quarterly cadence.
Worth knowing
- At 0.56% a year it sits above the emerging-markets category median of 0.49% and well above the cheapest ex-China options, VEXC at 0.07% and XCEM at 0.16%.
- A 2024 launch that trades thinly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the category's household names and price discovery is less forgiving.
- Skipping the largest emerging market means results diverge from standard EM indexes, and that gap cuts both ways.
DEXC Holdings
- Stocks
- 3,236
- 33%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology49.4%
- Financials14.8%
- Industrials9.3%
- Materials6.6%
- Consumer Discretionary5.5%
- Energy3.3%
- Consumer Staples2.7%
- Health Care2.7%
- Communication2.7%
- Utilities1.7%
- Real Estate1.3%
Geography
- Taiwan38.12%
- South Korea27.21%
- India13.37%
- Brazil4.64%
- South Africa2.63%
- Saudi Arabia2.38%
- United Arab Emirates1.76%
- Mexico1.52%
- 8.38%
Developed 0% · Emerging 100%
DEXC Performance
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DEXC$14,445
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DEXC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +32.7% |
| 1 month | −1.7% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | +44.5% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DEXC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +32.7% | |
| 2025 | +27.1% | |
| 2024 | −1.2% |
DEXC in the news
DEXC Dividends
- 1.60%
- $1.27
- $0.49 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DEXC Risk
- 20.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.22
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −18.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.10
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DEXC Cost
0.56%
DEXC0.56%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Stocks funds
- Median 0.53%
11 of the 22 Emerging Markets Stocks funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Stocks
- BGSEEGoldman Sachs MarketBeta Emerging Markets Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +28.6%
- BILFiShares Latin America 40 ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +45.7%
- BEEMSiShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return +17.7%
- BSTXEStrive Emerging Markets Ex-China ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +52.9%
- BEWXState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +12.3%