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About Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
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Inception date
Apr 26, 2022
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
DFEM is an actively managed fund that provides a total market solution in aim of achieving long-term capital appreciation, whilst balancing risk by allocating investments across various sectors, industries, and countries. The fund holds a diversified portfolio of emerging market companies of all market capitalizations, having an increased preference to small-cap firms considered to have lower relative price and higher profitability potential. 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 are analyzed for profitability measures. While the fund claims to be market-cap-weighted, the advisor has full discretion to adjust a securitys exposure and increase or decrease emphasis on (or exclude) certain companies after taking into account several short-term factors like price momentum and investment characteristics, which are also the basis for stock selection.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Stocks100.23%
Finance21.08%
Electronic Technology18.09%
Technology Services7.69%
Producer Manufacturing6.69%
Non-Energy Minerals5.30%
Retail Trade5.24%
Consumer Non-Durables4.61%
Consumer Durables4.13%
Process Industries3.97%
Energy Minerals3.81%
Health Technology3.68%
Transportation2.92%
Utilities2.84%
Communications2.62%
Consumer Services2.05%
Industrial Services1.65%
Distribution Services1.17%
Commercial Services1.10%
Health Services0.89%
Miscellaneous0.11%
Bonds, Cash & Other−0.23%
UNIT0.29%
Miscellaneous0.04%
Mutual fund0.02%
Temporary0.01%
Rights & Warrants0.00%
Cash−0.58%
Stock breakdown by region
Asia80.79%
Middle East6.61%
Latin America4.32%
Europe3.56%
Africa2.92%
North America1.76%
Oceania0.04%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
DFEM invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 21.21% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 18.20% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Asia region.
DFEM top holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd, occupying 5.86% and 3.63% of the portfolio correspondingly.
DFEM last dividends amounted to 0.06 USD. The quarter before, the issuer paid 0.18 USD in dividends, which shows a 188.92% decrease.
DFEM assets under management is 5.11 B USD. It's risen 9.43% over the last month.
DFEM fund flows account for 1.07 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, DFEM pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.42%. The last dividend (Mar 27, 2025) amounted to 0.06 USD. The dividends are paid quarterly.
DFEM shares are issued by Dimensional Holdings, Inc. under the brand Dimensional. The ETF was launched on Apr 26, 2022, and its management style is Active.
DFEM expense ratio is 0.39% meaning you'd have to pay 0.39% of your investment to help manage the fund.
DFEM follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
DFEM invests in stocks.
DFEM price has risen by 8.91% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 4.03% increase. See more dynamics on DFEM price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.85% over the last month, showed a 4.50% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 6.95% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 9.85% over the last month, showed a 4.50% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 6.95% in a year.
DFEM trades at a premium (0.26%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.