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DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 Portfolio Institutional Class DFCEX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 34.68  /  +1.08 %
  • Total Assets 38.0B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.390%
  • Expense Ratio 0.390%
  • Distribution Fee Level Low
  • Share Class Type Institutional
  • Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
  • Investment Style Large Blend
  • Min. Initial Investment 0
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 2.67%
  • Turnover 5%

USD | NAV as of Oct 03, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Oct 03, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis DFCEX

Will DFCEX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable DFCEX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the DFCEX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of DFCEX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

All-cap exposure to emerging-markets equities with a balanced style tilt.

Associate Analyst Madeleine Black

Madeleine Black

Associate Analyst

Summary

Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity offers cost-efficient broad market emerging-market equity exposure with modest systematic style tilts.

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Portfolio Holdings DFCEX

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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 24.2
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd

8.12 3B
Technology

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

5.34 2B
Technology

SK hynix Inc

3.23 1B
Technology

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR

2.39 888M
Technology

Tencent Holdings Ltd

1.85 686M
Communication Services

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares

0.92 342M
Consumer Cyclical

MediaTek Inc

0.77 286M
Technology

Us Dollar

0.67 248M
Cash and Equivalents

China Construction Bank Corp Class H

0.59 219M
Financial Services

Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras Participating Preferred

0.51 188M
Energy

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