About DFCEX
DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 Portfolio Institutional Class is an international mutual fund that focuses on providing investors with broad, diversified exposure to equities in emerging markets. The fund aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a wide array of companies located in developing economies, and may also include frontier markets—nations at a relatively early stage of economic development. It typically holds thousands of securities, making it highly diversified across sectors and regions, with a particular emphasis on Asia and Latin America.
A notable feature of this fund is its systematic investment approach, which modestly tilts the portfolio toward certain style factors, such as value and smaller capitalization stocks, while maintaining a low expense ratio and minimal turnover—elements that contribute to cost efficiency. Its largest holdings generally include major firms like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tencent Holdings, and Samsung Electronics, reflecting the importance of technology and financial sectors within its portfolio. The fund is positioned as a core holding for institutional investors seeking to capture the return potential of emerging markets while benefiting from the risk management and broad diversification inherent in its design.
Fund Family Dimensional Fund Advisors
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol DFCEX
Share Class Institutional Class
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD
DFCEX had a total return of 47.80% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's
inception, the average annual return has been 8.39%.
