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DFAU vs DFAE

Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF vs Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF

DFAU

Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Annual cost

0.12%

Fund size

$11.5B

DFAE

Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF

Dimensional Fund Advisors

Annual cost

0.29%

Fund size

$8.9B

Key differences

  • DFAU costs 0.17% less per year.
  • DFAU covers north america markets; DFAE covers emerging markets.

Side-by-side comparison

DFAUDFAE
Annual cost (TER)0.12%0.29%
Fund size (AUM)$11.5B$8.9B
Since20202020
Dividend yield0.94%1.91%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americaemerging markets
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+29.5%+45.1%
CAGR 3Y+22.4%+22.4%
CAGR 5Y+13.1%+9.3%
Sharpe 3Y1.181.06
Volatility 1Y12.21%18.59%
Max drawdown-23.61%-32.21%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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