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About Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
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Inception date
Dec 1, 2020
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Distributor
DFA Securities LLC
DFAE is an actively managed fund that primarily aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation. The fund holds a diversified portfolio of companies domiciled in emerging markets. It utilizes published data, analysis, and classification of countries to identify eligible markets for inclusion. The fund will invest in equities of all capitalizations but will have an increased exposure to small-cap companies with lower relative price and higher profitability. Factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios are considered in assessing the relative price, while other ratios such as earnings or profits from operations relative to book value or assets are analyzed for profitability measures. In addition to these, short-term considerations such as price momentum and investment characteristics are also reviewed for securities selection.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Stocks99.82%
Finance22.72%
Electronic Technology20.40%
Technology Services8.38%
Retail Trade6.02%
Producer Manufacturing5.40%
Non-Energy Minerals4.65%
Consumer Non-Durables4.15%
Energy Minerals3.74%
Consumer Durables3.65%
Health Technology3.38%
Process Industries3.01%
Utilities2.91%
Transportation2.90%
Communications2.61%
Consumer Services1.85%
Industrial Services1.29%
Distribution Services0.84%
Health Services0.81%
Commercial Services0.72%
Miscellaneous0.09%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.18%
UNIT0.42%
Miscellaneous0.04%
Mutual fund0.03%
Temporary0.01%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Corporate0.00%
Cash−0.32%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia80.72%
Middle East6.61%
Latin America4.39%
Europe3.71%
Africa2.68%
North America1.87%
Oceania0.02%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
DFAE invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 22.79% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 20.47% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
DFAE top holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd, occupying 8.36% and 4.16% of the portfolio correspondingly.
DFAE last dividends amounted to 0.06 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.15 USD in dividends, which shows a 157.91% decrease.
DFAE assets under management is 5.60 B USD. It's risen 10.31% over the last month.
DFAE fund flows account for 1.26 B USD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, DFAE pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.26%. The last dividend (Mar 27, 2025) amounted to 0.06 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
DFAE shares are issued by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. under the brand Dimensional. The ETF was launched on Dec 1, 2020, and its management style is Active.
DFAE expense ratio is 0.35% meaning you'd have to pay 0.35% of your investment to help manage the fund.
DFAE follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
DFAE invests in stocks.
DFAE price has risen by 8.89% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 5.29% increase. See more dynamics on DFAE price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.99% over the last month, showed a 4.28% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 7.96% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.99% over the last month, showed a 4.28% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 7.96% in a year.
DFAE trades at a premium (0.24%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.