DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap I (DEMSX)

Fund Assets	3.50B
Expense Ratio	0.60%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	11.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.07
Dividend Yield	3.71%
Dividend Growth	29.83%
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jun 29, 2026

Previous Close	28.80
YTD Return	9.83%
1-Year Return	11.41%
5-Year Return	40.20%
52-Week Low	25.96
52-Week High	30.18
Beta (5Y)	0.65
Holdings	4596
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 11.41% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.31%.

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%

Top 10 Holdings

5.67% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
DFA Short Term Investment	n/a	1.37%
Future on E-mini S&P 500 Futures	n/a	0.78%
Kingboard Laminates Holdings Limited	1888	0.65%
Kingboard Holdings Limited	0148	0.61%
Industrias Ch SAB de CV Class B	ICHB.MX	0.44%
Grupa Kety S.A.	KTY	0.43%
Holy Stone Enterprise Co.,Ltd.	3026	0.37%
Chipbond Technology Corporation	6147	0.36%
Innodisk Corporation	5289	0.32%
ADATA Technology Co., Ltd.	3260	0.32%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
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
Mar 28, 2025	$0.02377	Mar 31, 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:

Aug 27, 2026

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