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DFEM vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFEM and DGS hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and DFEM returned +26.1% over the year. Net assets: $9.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF, and $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund.

DFEM costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points.

DFEM vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFEMDGS
Expense ratio0.39%0.58%
Net assets, DFEM as of Jul 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026$9.0bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+26.1%+17.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index
Holdings in common11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.3%11.4%
Below its high4.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+26.1%
DFEM total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
0.39%
DFEM expense ratio
0.58%
DGS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFEM and DGS hold 11% 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

11% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFEM DGS
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.29% 0.23%
Innolux Corporation 0.10% 3.24%
LG INNOTEK CO.,LTD 0.10% 0.31%
HD Construction Equipment Co.,Ltd. 0.10% 0.26%
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0.09% 0.93%
L & K ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0.09% 0.42%
OLD MUTUAL LIMITED 0.08% 0.92%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC. 0.08% 1.16%
DONGYUE GROUP LIMITED 0.07% 0.11%
MOMENTUM GROUP LIMITED 0.07% 0.61%
ITEQ CORPORATION 0.07% 0.22%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM CO LTD 0.07% 0.63%
Only in DFEM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 10.26%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.40%
SK hynix Inc. 4.25%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.95%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.82%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 0.75%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. 0.48%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.46%
Only in DGS
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%
REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%
TISCO FINANCIAL GROUP PCL 0.48%
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%
RESILIENT REIT LTD 0.27%

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On the same fields

DFEM
Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 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 +26.1% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.39% 0.58%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 6672 1012
Net assets, DFEM as of Jul 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 $9.0bn $1.8bn

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

About DFEM

DFEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% 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 6,672 positions, with the top ten at 24.3%. It sat 4.3% 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, DFEM or DGS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFEM returned +26.1% and DGS +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, DFEM or DGS?
DFEM is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFEM and DGS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFEM and 0% of DGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DFEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFEM 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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