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DFAE vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAE and DGS hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and DFAE returned +26.0% over the year. Net assets: $9.5bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF, and $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund.

DFAE costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.9 points.

DFAE vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFAEDGS
Expense ratio0.29%0.58%
Net assets, DFAE as of Jul 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026$9.5bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+26.0%+17.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund30.5%11.4%
Below its high5.0%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+26.0%
DFAE total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
0.29%
DFAE expense ratio
0.58%
DGS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAE and DGS hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

half

6% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFAE DGS
Innolux Corporation 0.10% 3.24%
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.07% 0.23%
LG INNOTEK CO.,LTD 0.07% 0.31%
SIGURD MICROELECTRONICS CORP. 0.07% 0.40%
SAMSUNG E&A CO.,LTD 0.06% 0.34%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC. 0.05% 1.16%
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0.05% 0.93%
KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC. 0.05% 0.06%
SAMSUNG SECURITIES CO.,LTD 0.05% 0.69%
AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 0.04% 0.58%
WPG HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.04% 0.76%
ALIOR BANK SPOLKA AKCYJNA 0.04% 0.69%
Only in DFAE
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 13.19%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 5.17%
SK hynix Inc. 4.54%
Tencent Holdings Limited 2.57%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.20%
MediaTek Inc. 0.97%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 0.77%
Only in DGS
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%
REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%
TISCO FINANCIAL GROUP PCL 0.48%
MAGYAR TELEKOM TELECOMMUNICATIONS NYRT 0.37%
THAIFOODS GROUP PCL 0.36%
MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT MEXICO SA DE CV 0.36%
QILU BANK CO LTD 0.32%
KIATNAKIN PHATRA BANK PCL 0.31%

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On the same fields

DFAE
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
DGS
WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional WisdomTree
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +26.0% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.29% 0.58%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 6272 1012
Net assets, DFAE as of Jul 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 $9.5bn $1.8bn

DFAE and DGS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About DFAE

DFAE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,272 positions, with the top ten at 30.5%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About DGS

DGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,012 positions, with the top ten at 11.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFAE or DGS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAE returned +26.0% and DGS +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, DFAE or DGS?
DFAE is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAE and DGS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAE and 0% of DGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DFAE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFAE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional website ↗DGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗WisdomTree website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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