DFEMDimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
Issuer： Dimensional· Type： ETF
Positioning： Growth
Underlying exposure
Broad emerging-markets equities across market capitalizations.
Strategy brief
Actively managed core emerging-markets equity ETF emphasizing broad diversification and Dimensional's systematic factor-based approach.
Latest close
$40.08
(+1.70%)
As of 2026-09-17
Latest distribution
$0.2338
Ex-date 2026-06-23
Estimated forward yield
2.21%
Listed date
2022-04-26
Expense ratio
0.39%
Payout frequency
Quarterly
History
Latest signal snapshot·2026-08
Use these as a first-pass read on whether the fund’s income looks attractive, supported, and paired with acceptable price behavior.
TTM yield
1.84% / annualized
TTM yield in the latest monthly snapshot.
Yield signalLow
Price CAGR
18.63% / annualized
Recent annualized share price change, excluding distributions.
Price CAGR signalHigh
Payout Support
+19.7%Return gap
No major payout-support issue detected in the latest window.
Payout support riskLow
Stability
Summarizes recent price stability using volatility, beta, and drawdown.
Stability signalLow
Sufficient history
Latest window: sufficient historyHistory
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Historical signalsLast 1 year · Monthly
Metrics historyLast 1 year · Monthly
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AVDSExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.37%-0.84ppTTM yield2.17%+0.33ppTotal return CAGR+21.02%-0.52pp
VXUSExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield1.79%-0.42ppTTM yield2.51%+0.67ppTotal return CAGR+19.74%-1.80pp
BLESExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield3.38%+1.17ppTTM yield1.75%-0.09ppTotal return CAGR+16.46%-5.08pp
VYMIExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield5.00%+2.79ppTTM yield3.43%+1.59ppTotal return CAGR+23.74%+2.20pp
KLMNExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.90%-1.31ppTTM yield1.17%-0.67ppTotal return CAGR+16.57%-4.97pp
NBJPExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield2.26%+0.05ppTTM yield1.96%+0.12ppTotal return CAGR+21.71%+0.17pp
BBAXExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield3.50%+1.29ppTTM yield3.46%+1.62ppTotal return CAGR+15.86%-5.68pp
QQQExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkNasdaq-100Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.44%-1.77ppTTM yield0.42%-1.42ppTotal return CAGR+24.49%+2.95pp
EFAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield3.12%+0.91ppTTM yield3.13%+1.29ppTotal return CAGR+18.12%-3.42pp
FKUExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield8.23%+6.02ppTTM yield3.58%+1.74ppTotal return CAGR+23.32%+1.78pp
ISRAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.43%-0.78ppTTM yield1.29%-0.55ppTotal return CAGR+26.76%+5.22pp
KEMXExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.11%-2.10ppTTM yield2.39%+0.55ppTotal return CAGR+28.04%+6.50pp
COROExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield1.65%-0.56ppTTM yield2.74%+0.90ppTotal return CAGR+29.22%+7.68pp
IDVExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkDow JonesSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield4.73%+2.52ppTTM yield5.07%+3.23ppTotal return CAGR+26.62%+5.08pp
HEFAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield2.96%+0.75ppTTM yield3.96%+2.12ppTotal return CAGR+19.87%-1.67pp
THMZExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.22%-1.99ppTTM yield0.23%-1.61ppTotal return CAGR+27.12%+5.58pp
FFEMExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.55%-0.66ppTTM yield1.29%-0.55ppTotal return CAGR+36.67%+15.13pp
HEWJExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield1.08%-1.13ppTTM yield4.01%+2.17ppTotal return CAGR+28.11%+6.57pp
EFASExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield4.68%+2.47ppTTM yield4.53%+2.69ppTotal return CAGR+27.22%+5.68pp
TACNExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield——TTM yield0.00%-1.84ppTotal return CAGR+22.57%+1.03pp
EPINExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield0.80%-1.41ppTTM yield0.63%-1.21ppTotal return CAGR+34.20%+12.66pp
VDVExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.77%-1.07ppTotal return CAGR+17.17%-4.37pp
DRGNExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.23%-0.98ppTTM yield1.14%-0.70ppTotal return CAGR+30.12%+8.58pp
EPUExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield3.25%+1.04ppTTM yield1.86%+0.02ppTotal return CAGR+47.34%+25.80pp
REMGExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkRussell 2000Support riskLowStabilityLowForward yield1.40%-0.81ppTTM yield1.10%-0.74ppTotal return CAGR+41.25%+19.71pp
SEAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityLowForward yield6.27%+4.06ppTTM yield4.88%+3.04ppTotal return CAGR+20.76%-0.78pp
VEFAExposureInternational EquityBenchmarkInternationalSupport riskLowStabilityMediumForward yield——TTM yield0.74%-1.10ppTotal return CAGR+48.33%+26.79pp