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Is DFEV a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF (DFEV) is a emerging-markets ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFEV 5.8 out of 10 — highest on Return (8.6), lowest on Value (1.1). It trades at 11.3 times earnings, against its own median of 10.1. Its ten largest holdings are 18% of the fund.

What stands out in DFEV's data

Emerging market value stocks, selected for lower relative prices.

Trades cheaper than the typical emerging-market fund — you pay less for the same earnings stream.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 7.8x sits below the peer median of 9.5x. The fund holds 3,449 names, offering broad exposure across the asset class.

A value tilt for an emerging-market allocation, built on broad diversification.

How is DFEV rated? ETF Copilot scores Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF (DFEV) 5.8 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF (DFEV) 5.8 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 5.8 / 10
  • Growth: 7.4 / 10
  • Value: 1.1 / 10
  • Risk: 7.5 / 10
  • Quality: 2.3 / 10
  • Return: 8.6 / 10

Is DFEV expensive right now? It trades at 11.3 times earnings, against its own median of 10.1

As of October 9, 2026, DFEV is more expensive than 75% of its own last 4 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from DFEV's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside DFEV? 32% Tech

What's inside DFEV: Size (Large 44%, Mid 33%, Small 23%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 32.3%; AI 1.5%; Semiconductors 16.3%; Memory 10.1%.

What are DFEV's top holdings? The ten largest are 18% of the fund

SK Hynix, China Construction Bank, HON HAI Precision Industr, Reliance Industries, Mediatek, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Samsung Electronics, Unimicron Technology, Bank of China and ASE Industrial are DFEV's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 89% of Emerging Markets ETFs.

Half of DFEV's weight sits in its 83 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 145 equally weighted holdings.

What is DFEV's expense ratio? 0.46% a year

As of October 9, 2026, DFEV charges 0.46% a year, yields 2.08% and holds $2.2B in assets across 3449 positions.

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF (DFEV) — cost, income and size
MeasureDFEV
Expense ratio0.46%
Dividend yield2.08%
Assets under management$2.2B
Holdings3449

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.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF (DFEV) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfev

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