DFEV vs FNDE: Differences, Returns & Fees
DFEV and FNDE hold 32% 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 $9.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF.
FNDE costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points.
| DFEV | FNDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.43% | 0.39% |
| Net assets, DFEV as of Jul 31, 2026 and FNDE as of May 31, 2026 | $2.0bn | $9.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +36.0% | +23.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings in common | 32% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 18.6% | 27.4% |
| Below its high | 3.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DFEV and FNDE hold 32% 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 May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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32% in common
On the same fields
DFEV and FNDE 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 FNDE
FNDE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 354 positions, with the top ten at 27.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, DFEV or FNDE?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFEV returned +36.0% and FNDE +23.8%.
- Which is cheaper, DFEV or FNDE?
- FNDE is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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