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DEXC

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Dimensional - Emerging Markets ex China Core Equity ETF

Broad Stock Market · Dimensional · Inception 2024-11-13

$80.56−1.32 (−1.61%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:18 PM EDT

History starts Nov 14, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 41 prints from 81.88 to 80.56. Range 80.31 to 81.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$81.00$81.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.56%
Fund size
$305M
1Y return
+44.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.50%
Holdings
3506
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$81.36
52W range
low $55.88high $86.67

The ETF.net DEXC Grade

B

62/ 100

Rank 11 of 22 in Emerging Markets Stocks⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for DEXC. Scores out of 100: Cost 48, Risk 43, Mission 100, Tradability 45, Holdings 67, Durability 60. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (43). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 62 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 48
    Category rank12/22 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank2/17 · top 12%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 43
    Category rank17/22 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 45
    Category rank14/22 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 67
    Category rank6/19 · top 32%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 60
    Category rank10/22 · top 45%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on DEXC

ETF.net Research

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.

Stated mandate

The portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Ex-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
  2. 02Roughly 3,500 holdings, a far wider net than a large-cap benchmark list, which keeps any one name a small slice of the whole.
  3. 03Stated 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
  4. 04Distributions arrive on a quarterly cadence.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 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%.
  2. 02A 2024 launch that trades thinly, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the category's household names and price discovery is less forgiving.
  3. 03Skipping the largest emerging market means results diverge from standard EM indexes, and that gap cuts both ways.

DEXC Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:51 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
3,506
Top-10 weight
32%
Largest holding
2330.TW13.3%

Sectors

  • Technology46.1%
  • Financials15.5%
  • Industrials9.5%
  • Materials7.3%
  • Consumer Discr.6.1%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Cons. Staples3.1%
  • Communication2.9%
  • Health Care2.8%
  • Utilities1.8%
  • Real Estate1.4%

Geography

  • Taiwan36.01%
  • South Korea26.41%
  • India14.75%
  • Brazil4.31%
  • South Africa3.06%
  • Saudi Arabia2.74%
  • United Arab Emirates1.87%
  • Mexico1.68%
  • Other countries (23)9.18%

Developed 0% · Emerging 100% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 223.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANU13.34%521,000$40M175
002000660.KSSK HYNIX INC7.29%17,151$22M184
003005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO4.62%75,103$14M176
004—SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LT3.04%1,917$9M15
0056274.TWOTAIWAN UNION TECHNOLOGY C0.86%62,000$3M44
0062454.TWMEDIATEK INC0.81%17,000$2M162
007UMCUNITED MICROELECTRONICS C0.75%90,831$2M30
0082337.TWMACRONIX INTERNATIONAL0.61%500,000$2M49
009ASXASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CO0.58%43,000$2M40
0103037.TWUNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP0.56%56,240$2M103
011HDBHDFC BANK LTD0.53%70,023$2M39
012009150.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS0.51%1,559$2M112
0132317.TWHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTR0.49%185,000$1M114
014—RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD0.49%27,839$1M16
015PBR-APETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA0.47%74,511$1M25

Showing 1–15 of 3332 holdings

DEXC Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

DEXC$14,458
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. DEXC $14,458. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,083$12,331$15,579Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for DEXC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDEXC
Year to date+36.2%
1 month+4.5%
3 months−4.4%
1 year+44.6%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DEXC
YearReturn barDEXC
2026 YTD+36.2%
2025+27.1%
2024−1.2%

History from Nov 14, 2024

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DEXC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
1.50%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.23Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.38 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 17, 2024 $0.09; Mar 25, 2025 $0.09; Jun 24, 2025 $0.36; Sep 23, 2025 $0.45; Dec 16, 2025 $0.30; Mar 24, 2026 $0.10; Jun 23, 2026 $0.38. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 23, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.38
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.10
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.30
Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.45
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.36
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.09
Dec 17, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.09

DEXC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
21.4%
Annualised · 21 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.22
vs 3-month T-bills · 21 months to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−18.3%
22 months · trough Jul 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.10
vs its asset-class index
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

Expense ratio0.56%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Stocks funds
  • Median 0.56%

10 of the 21 Emerging Markets Stocks funds charge less.

DEXC costs $56.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Stocks fund costs $56.00.