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DFAE

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF

Broad Stock Market · Dimensional · Inception 2020-12-01 · SEC filings

$39.84−0.69 (−1.71%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 40.53 to 39.84. Range 39.69 to 40.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$40.00$40.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.29%
Fund size
$10.3B
1Y return
+29.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.73%
Holdings
6147
Volume · 30D
1.1M sh
NAV per share
$40.17
52W range
low $30.69high $42.16

The ETF.net DFAE Grade

C

48/ 100

Rank 5 of 5 in Emerging Markets Total Market⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for DFAE. Scores out of 100: Cost 21, Risk 44, Mission 93, Tradability 37, Holdings 54, Durability 38. Strongest: Mission (93). Weakest: Cost (21). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 48 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    FScore 21
    Category rank5/5 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 93
    Category rank5/5 · bottom quartile

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 44
    Category rank5/5 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 37
    Category rank4/5 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 54
    Category rank3/5 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    DScore 38
    Category rank4/5 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

DFAE Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:50 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
6,147
Top-10 weight
30%
Largest holding
2330.TW13.1%

Sectors

  • Financials23.5%
  • Technology15.2%
  • Materials14.7%
  • Consumer Discr.14.7%
  • Industrials14.3%
  • Energy4.1%
  • Health Care3.5%
  • Cons. Staples3.3%
  • Utilities2.8%
  • Communication2.5%
  • Real Estate1.4%

Geography

  • Taiwan (Province of China)28.81%
  • Korea (the Republic of)18.39%
  • China17.22%
  • India12.27%
  • Brazil3.77%
  • South Africa2.75%
  • Saudi Arabia2.39%
  • Hong Kong1.58%
  • Other countries (29)12.82%

Developed 3% · Emerging 97% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 417.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANU13.15%17,313,930$1.3B175
002005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO5.11%2,800,391$512M176
003000660.KSSK HYNIX INC4.84%383,941$485M184
0040700.HKTENCENT HOLDINGS LTD2.21%4,079,100$221M153
0052454.TWMEDIATEK INC1.17%832,000$117M162
0069988.HKALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD1.03%7,673,000$103M128
0072317.TWHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTR0.77%9,837,000$77M114
0080939.HKCHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK C0.77%62,245,000$77M106
009—SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LT0.76%16,241$77M15
0102308.TWDELTA ELECTRONICS INC0.61%1,164,000$62M154
011—CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS0.59%58,870,250$59M120
0121398.HKINDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL B0.44%46,320,000$44M100
013IBNICICI BANK LTD0.42%1,481,361$42M49
014BHARTIARTL.BOBHARTI AIRTEL LTD0.40%2,105,044$40M83
015009150.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS0.38%39,144$38M112

Showing 1–15 of 6247 holdings

DFAE Performance

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

DFAE$12,995
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. DFAE $12,995. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,223$11,455$13,686Sep 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 DFAE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDFAE
Year to date+25.3%
1 month+2.6%
3 months−2.9%
1 year+29.9%
3 years+23.4%per year
5 years+10.5%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 DFAE
YearReturn barDFAE
2026 YTD+25.3%
2025+31.5%
2024+7.7%
2023+12.6%
2022−17.5%
2021+3.5%
2020+4.0%

History from Dec 3, 2020

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DFAE 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.
1.73%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.70Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.21 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2020–2026

One bar per payment. 23 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 17, 2020 $0.0031; Mar 23, 2021 $0.0011; Jun 22, 2021 $0.09; Sep 21, 2021 $0.21; Dec 16, 2021 $0.15; Mar 22, 2022 $0.06; Jun 22, 2022 $0.13; Sep 20, 2022 $0.28; Dec 20, 2022 $0.16; Mar 21, 2023 $0.03; Jun 21, 2023 $0.18; Sep 19, 2023 $0.29; Dec 19, 2023 $0.09; Mar 19, 2024 $0.03; Jun 18, 2024 $0.18; Sep 17, 2024 $0.24; Dec 17, 2024 $0.15; Mar 25, 2025 $0.06; Jun 24, 2025 $0.23; Sep 23, 2025 $0.23; Dec 16, 2025 $0.21; Mar 24, 2026 $0.05; Jun 23, 2026 $0.21. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 23, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.21
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.05
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.21
Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.23
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.23
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.06
Dec 17, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.15
Sep 17, 2024Sep 19, 2024$0.24
Jun 18, 2024Jun 20, 2024$0.18
Mar 19, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.03
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.09
Sep 19, 2023Sep 22, 2023$0.29

DFAE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
15.0%
Annualised · 36 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.
1.10
vs 3-month T-bills · 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.
−29.1%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

DFAE Cost

Expense ratio0.29%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Total Market funds
  • Median 0.07%

Every other Emerging Markets Total Market fund charges less.

DFAE costs $29.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Total Market fund costs $7.00.