Is DFAE a good investment?

Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFAE 7.2 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.2), lowest on Valuation (5.7). It trades at 13.4 times earnings, against its own median of 12.9. Its ten largest holdings are 22% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is DFAE rated? ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE) 7.2 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE) 7.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 7.2 / 10
Growth: 9.2 / 10
Valuation: 5.7 / 10
Risk: 7.1 / 10
Quality: 6.8 / 10
Return: 6.6 / 10

DFAE is ranked #4 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Core list.

What is DFAE's expense ratio? 0.29% a year

As of September 11, 2026, DFAE charges 0.29% a year, yields 2.60% and holds $10.3B in assets across 6071 positions.

Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE) — cost, income and size
Measure	DFAE
Expense ratio	0.29%
Dividend yield	2.60%
Assets under management	$10.3B
Holdings	6071

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in DFAE's data

Emerging-market equities, tilted toward cheaper-valued companies.

Its three-year return matches the category median — a solid showing from a value-focused portfolio.

A 22% annualized three-year return lands right at the peer median. The fund holds 6,071 names across emerging markets, with volatility at 17.8% — calmer than most peers.

A broad emerging-market core with a value tilt, built for long-term exposure.

Is DFAE expensive right now? It trades at 13.4 times earnings, against its own median of 12.9

As of September 11, 2026, DFAE is more expensive than 62% of its own 71 monthly readings since 2020 — 44 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DFAE? 31% Tech

What's inside DFAE: Size (Large 50%, Mid 31%, Small 19%); Geography (International 99%, US 1%); Tech 30.9%; AI 1.4%; Semiconductors 12.0%; Memory 16.1%.

What are DFAE's top holdings? The ten largest are 22% of the fund

Taiwan Semiconductor Manu, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Tencent, Mediatek, Alibaba, HON HAI Precision Industr, China Construction Bank, Delta Electronics and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China are DFAE's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 70% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of DFAE's weight sits in its 131 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 95 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Dimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETF (DFAE) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfae