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DFEMDimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF

Grow my money4y track recordRanked #414 of 2,999 in this goal

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 2022

Annual Cost

0.39%

#1,918 of 5,861 · low cost

Fund Size

$9.3B

#298 of 5,861 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+27.8%

Track Record

4 years

#2,610 of 5,861 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,933+29.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 22.9% of fundwell diversified

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
9.2%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
3.7%
SK hynix Inc.
3.2%
Tencent Holdings Limited
2.0%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
1.5%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
0.9%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION
0.7%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.
0.5%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
0.5%
PDD Holdings Inc.
0.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks
100.2%
Other
0.0%
Preferred
0.0%

By sector

Technology
40.4%
Financial Services
14.8%
Industrials
10.6%
Consumer Cyclical
7.9%
Basic Materials
7.3%
Communication
5.0%
Healthcare
3.6%
Energy
3.4%
Other
7.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
22.5%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-20.8%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.78Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.11Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy
Actively manages a portfolio of equity securities within a market capitalization weighted universe of non-U.S. companies in emerging markets, with increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies. The strategy emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns while balancing risk through diversification across companies, sectors, and countries.
Inception date
April 26, 2022
Fund family
Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Data updated on 2026-08-04