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DFEV vs EEMV: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFEV and EEMV 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 $3.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF.

EEMV costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.7 points; EEMV is 1.7 times larger.

DFEV vs EEMV: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFEVEEMV
Expense ratio0.43%0.25%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.0bn$3.4bn
Total return, 1 year+36.0%+18.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility (USD) Index
Holdings in common11%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund18.6%15.7%
Below its high3.2%, high on Jun 22, 20263.7%, high on Jun 22, 2026

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

+36.0%
DFEV total return, 1 year
+18.3%
EEMV total return, 1 year
0.43%
DFEV expense ratio
0.25%
EEMV expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFEV and EEMV 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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11% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFEV EEMV
SK hynix Inc. 5.71% 1.55%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.42% 1.53%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 0.70% 0.78%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 0.49% 1.63%
MediaTek Inc. 1.17% 0.45%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1.83% 0.33%
MEGA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED 0.31% 0.54%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.43% 0.30%
Celltrion, Inc. 0.29% 0.31%
UNI-PRESIDENT ENTERPRISES CORP. 0.29% 0.34%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.71% 0.28%
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0.25% 1.56%
Only in DFEV
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 1.31%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.18%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.07%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. 0.97%
BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 0.86%
ORLEN SPOLKA AKCYJNA 0.75%
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 0.72%
PetroChina Company Limited 0.72%
Only in EEMV
UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 1.77%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 1.73%
BANK OF CHINA LTD H 1.61%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.46%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 1.45%
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD 1.40%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF 1.34%
CHUNGHWA TELECOM LTD 1.31%

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On the same fields

DFEV
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF
EEMV
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Dimensional iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +36.0% +18.3%
Expense ratio 0.43% 0.25%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3512 299
Net assets, DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026 and EEMV as of Oct 9, 2026 $2.0bn $3.6bn

DFEV and EEMV 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 EEMV

EEMV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 299 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DFEV or EEMV?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFEV returned +36.0% and EEMV +18.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFEV or EEMV?
EEMV is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFEV and EEMV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFEV and 0% of EEMV 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 ↗EEMV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EEMV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EEMV ↗

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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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