DFA Emerging Markets Social Core Portfolio (DFESX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
16.68
+0.05 (0.30%)
Jul 14, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
7.96%
Fund Assets 1.65B
Expense Ratio 0.44%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover 11.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.50
Dividend Yield 2.98%
Dividend Growth 17.57%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 27, 2025
Previous Close 16.63
YTD Return 15.55%
1-Year Return 11.22%
5-Year Return 49.81%
52-Week Low 13.22
52-Week High 16.78
Beta (5Y) 0.67
Holdings 6171
Inception Date Aug 31, 2006

About DFESX

DFA Emerging Markets Social Core Portfolio is a mutual fund dedicated to providing investors with exposure to a diversified range of equities from emerging market economies. Its primary objective is long-term capital appreciation, achieved by investing at least 80% of net assets in the equity securities of companies based in emerging markets. The fund applies a social screening process, favoring firms that meet specific social responsibility criteria and excluding those that do not, making it suitable for investors with an interest in responsible or sustainable investing practices. Notable sectors represented within the portfolio include technology, financial services, consumer cyclical, and communication services, with significant holdings in large-cap companies such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tencent Holdings, and Alibaba Group. The fund employs a market-capitalization-weighted approach, distributing assets across over 6,000 holdings to achieve broad diversification. With competitive fees and a history dating back to 2006, the fund plays a prominent role in offering institutional and individual investors a means to access growth opportunities in emerging markets while adhering to social responsibility standards.

Fund Family Dimensional Fund Advisors
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol DFESX
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

DFESX had a total return of 11.22% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.19%.

Top 10 Holdings

15.49% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 2330 4.18%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0700 3.51%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 005930 1.83%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABAF 1.53%
HDFC Bank Limited HDFCBANK 0.98%
SK hynix Inc. 000660 0.92%
Infosys Limited INFY 0.72%
PDD Holdings Inc. PDD 0.66%
Meituan 3690 0.58%
China Construction Bank Corporation CICHF 0.58%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 27, 2025 $0.1198 Jun 30, 2025
Mar 28, 2025 $0.02798 Mar 31, 2025
Dec 10, 2024 $0.20171 Dec 11, 2024
Sep 27, 2024 $0.14597 Sep 30, 2024
Jun 27, 2024 $0.09166 Jun 28, 2024
Mar 27, 2024 $0.01841 Mar 28, 2024
Full Dividend History