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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. DFAE IEMG \n Expense ratio 0.29% 0.09% \n Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $9.5bn $152.2bn \n Total return, 1 year +26.0% +25.3% \n What it tracks No index, activel","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, DFAE against IEMG, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dfae-vs-iemg","a":{"ticker":"DFAE","name":"Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF","issuer":"Dimensional","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"DFAE is actively managed and returned +26.0% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/dfae","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+26.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.29%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"6272","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22125.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"2.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 22, 2026","value":"$0.2675","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$9.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IEMG","name":"iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"IEMG tracks the MSCI Emerging Markets and returned +25.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/iemg","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+25.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.09%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"2871","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22125.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"2.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid annual), ex-date Jun 15, 2026","value":"$0.6584","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$160.2bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 9, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":62,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/dfae-vs-iemg"}