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DFEM vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFEM and EMGF hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and EMGF returned +28.0% over the year. Net assets: $9.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF, and $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF.

EMGF costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; DFEM is 4.9 times larger.

DFEM vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFEMEMGF
Expense ratio0.39%0.26%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$9.0bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+26.1%+28.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor Index
Holdings in common44%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.3%31.7%
Below its high4.3%, high on Jun 22, 20266.4%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+26.1%
DFEM total return, 1 year
+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
0.39%
DFEM expense ratio
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFEM and EMGF hold 44% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

44% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFEM EMGF
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 10.26% 10.48%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.40% 6.58%
SK hynix Inc. 4.25% 4.82%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.95% 2.56%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.82% 1.85%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.46% 0.77%
ICICI BANK LIMITED 0.45% 0.56%
MediaTek Inc. 0.41% 1.81%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.41% 0.42%
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0.39% 0.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO.,LTD 0.37% 0.51%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 0.36% 1.02%
Only in DFEM
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 0.75%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. 0.48%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.42%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 0.35%
Lenovo Group Limited 0.35%
VALE S.A. 0.33%
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 0.30%
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.29%
Only in EMGF
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 0.76%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.67%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 0.65%
SK SQUARE 0.57%
CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH 0.49%
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.45%
TAIWAN COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL HOLDI 0.35%

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On the same fields

DFEM
Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
EMGF
iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +26.1% +28.0%
Expense ratio 0.39% 0.26%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 6672 717
Net assets, DFEM as of Jul 31, 2026 and EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 $9.0bn $1.9bn

DFEM and EMGF 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 EMGF

EMGF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 717 positions, with the top ten at 31.7%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFEM or EMGF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFEM returned +26.1% and EMGF +28.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFEM or EMGF?
EMGF is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFEM and EMGF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFEM and 0% of EMGF 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 ↗EMGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EMGF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EMGF ↗

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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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