Overview
Dimensional's broad emerging-markets portfolio — thousands of EM stocks with systematic tilts toward smaller, cheaper, more profitable companies.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 2330 | Taiwan Semiconductor | 6.9% |
| 005930 | Samsung Electronics | 2.8% |
| 700 | Tencent Holdings | 2.6% |
| BABA | Alibaba Group | 1.7% |
| 000660 | SK Hynix | 1.3% |
| RELIANCE | Reliance Industries | 0.9% |
| HDFCBANK | HDFC Bank | 0.8% |
| 1211 | BYD Co. | 0.7% |
| 939 | China Construction Bank | 0.7% |
| VALE3 | Vale SA | 0.6% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
Emerging markets are the noisiest equity universe on earth, which is precisely where Dimensional's patient, tilt-and-rebalance machinery earns its keep — five thousand holdings, overweighting the small and cheap, trading only when prices are favourable. The +28% year captured the EM revival with the tilts working alongside it. The advisor-channel counterpart to AVEM, from the firm that trained AVEM's founders.
Who It's For
EM allocators who want the whole asset class with factor discipline rather than cap-weight drift. Choosing between DFEM and AVEM mostly comes down to fee and brand loyalty.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | $19.66 | -- |
| 2023 | $22.41 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | $24.21 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | $30.50 | +26.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | -- |
| 2018 | -- |
| 2019 | -- |
| 2020 | -- |
| 2021 | -- |
| 2022 | 2.60% |
| 2023 | 2.40% |
| 2024 | 2.20% |
| 2025 | 1.90% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | $1.5B | -- |
| 2023 | $3.5B | +133.3% |
| 2024 | $6B | +71.4% |
| 2025 | $8.5B | +41.7% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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