DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap I (DEMSX)

Fund Assets	3.67B
Expense Ratio	0.593%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	11.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.13
Dividend Yield	4.07%
Dividend Growth	39.46%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Sep 29, 2026

Previous Close	28.15
YTD Return	8.24%
1-Year Return	7.90%
5-Year Return	39.91%
52-Week Low	25.96
52-Week High	30.18
Beta (5Y)	0.67
Holdings	4565
Inception Date	Mar 5, 1998

About DEMSX

This portfolio operates as a feeder fund, primarily channeling virtually all of its capital into its associated master fund, the Emerging Markets Small Cap Series, which is part of the DFA Investment Trust Company. Both the feeder and master funds share identical investment goals and strategic guidelines. As a non-core policy, under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Small Cap Series is mandated to invest at least 80% of its net holdings in small-capitalization companies within emerging markets, specifically those securities classified as "Approved Market" within its prospectus.

• Fund Family: Dimensional Fund Advisors
• Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: DEMSX
• Share Class: - Institutional Class
• Index: MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

DEMSX had a total return of 7.90% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.20%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FGOMX	Fidelity	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund	0.30%
FPADX	Fidelity	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%

Top 10 Holdings

5.33% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
DFA Short Term Investment	n/a	1.26%
Future on E-mini S&P 500 Futures	n/a	0.72%
Usd	n/a	0.67%
Grupa Kety S.A.	KTY	0.47%
China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd.	2099	0.45%
Industrias Ch SAB de CV Class B	ICHB.MX	0.39%
China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited	2319	0.38%
Inr	n/a	0.34%
Gek Terna S.A.	GEKTERNA	0.33%
3SBio Inc.	1530	0.32%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Sep 29, 2026	$0.36238	Sep 30, 2026
Jun 29, 2026	$0.23586	Jun 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2026	$0.02963	Mar 31, 2026
Dec 15, 2025	$0.50182	Dec 16, 2025
Sep 29, 2025	$0.30216	Sep 30, 2025
Jun 27, 2025	$0.1807	Jun 30, 2025

Data Sources: Tiingo, Financial Modeling Prep, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Financial Modeling Prep. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 16, 2026

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