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DFEV vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFEV and DGS hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and DFEV returned +36.0% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF, and $1.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund.

DFEV costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.9 points.

DFEV vs DGS: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFEVDGS
Expense ratio0.43%0.58%
Net assets, DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026$2.0bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+36.0%+17.1%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedWisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index
Holdings in common11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund18.6%11.4%
Below its high3.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+36.0%
DFEV total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DGS total return, 1 year
0.43%
DFEV expense ratio
0.58%
DGS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFEV 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.

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11% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFEV DGS
Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.20% 0.23%
Innolux Corporation 0.17% 3.24%
OLD MUTUAL LIMITED 0.14% 0.92%
COMPEQ MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED 0.14% 0.93%
LG INNOTEK CO.,LTD 0.13% 0.31%
SAMSUNG E&A CO.,LTD 0.12% 0.34%
AMMB HOLDINGS BERHAD 0.12% 0.58%
POWERTECH TECHNOLOGY INC. 0.11% 1.16%
WPG HOLDINGS LIMITED 0.11% 0.76%
SAMSUNG SECURITIES CO.,LTD 0.10% 0.69%
AUO Corporation 0.10% 0.43%
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM CO LTD 0.10% 0.63%
Only in DFEV
SK hynix Inc. 5.71%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 2.19%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1.83%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.71%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.42%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 1.31%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.18%
MediaTek Inc. 1.17%
Only in DGS
GROWTHPOINT PROPERTIES LTD 1.22%
TRANSMISSORA ALIANCA DE ENERGIA ELETRICA SA 0.73%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL CENTRO SAB DE CV 0.72%
REDEFINE PROPERTIES LTD 0.70%
TIGER BRANDS LTD 0.60%
ENERGISA SA 0.57%
WINWAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 0.53%
BUDIMEX SA 0.52%

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On the same fields

DFEV
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value 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 +36.0% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.43% 0.58%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3512 1012
Net assets, DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026 and DGS as of Jun 30, 2026 $2.0bn $1.8bn

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

About DFEV

DFEV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +36.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.43% 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 3,512 positions, with the top ten at 18.6%. It sat 3.2% 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, DFEV or DGS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFEV returned +36.0% and DGS +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, DFEV or DGS?
DFEV is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFEV and DGS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFEV and 0% of DGS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
DFEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFEV 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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