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DFEV vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFEV and EMGF hold 27% 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 $1.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Emerging Markets Equity Factor ETF.

EMGF costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.0 points.

DFEV vs EMGF: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFEVEMGF
Expense ratio0.43%0.26%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.0bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+36.0%+28.0%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedSTOXX Emerging Markets Equity Factor Index
Holdings in common27%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund18.6%31.7%
Below its high3.2%, high on Jun 22, 20266.4%, 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
+28.0%
EMGF total return, 1 year
0.43%
DFEV expense ratio
0.26%
EMGF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFEV and EMGF hold 27% 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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27% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DFEV EMGF
SK hynix Inc. 5.71% 4.82%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.42% 6.58%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.18% 1.85%
MediaTek Inc. 1.17% 1.81%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 1.71% 0.77%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 0.70% 0.71%
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 0.66% 0.56%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 0.49% 10.48%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1.83% 0.48%
CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 0.69% 0.42%
HDFC BANK LIMITED 0.43% 0.42%
Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd 0.41% 0.41%
Only in DFEV
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION 2.19%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA LIMITED 1.31%
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%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. 0.66%
The Saudi National Bank SJSC 0.62%
Only in EMGF
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.56%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 1.06%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 1.02%
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%
PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.53%

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On the same fields

DFEV
Dimensional Emerging Markets Value 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 +36.0% +28.0%
Expense ratio 0.43% 0.26%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 3512 717
Net assets, DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026 and EMGF as of Oct 9, 2026 $2.0bn $1.9bn

DFEV and EMGF 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 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, DFEV or EMGF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFEV returned +36.0% and EMGF +28.0%.
Which is cheaper, DFEV or EMGF?
EMGF is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFEV and EMGF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFEV and 0% of EMGF 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 ↗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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