DFEM ETF — Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF (DFEM)

DFEM is an ETF. its distribution rate is 2.29%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.82%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 92/100 (Safe). Total return is 80.8% over the past 4.4 years, 16.1 points behind SPY at 96.9%.

At the current 2.29% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $229 per year, or about $57.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF is an equity fund that invests in a broad and diverse group of emerging market securities, including frontier markets in earlier development stages, with at least 80% of assets typically in approved emerging market equities. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and carries an expense ratio of 0.39%. It appeals to income and growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to emerging market equities with a diversified, core strategy.

DFEM performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 80.8% over the past 4.4 years, 16.1 points behind SPY at 96.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 29.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.8%.

DFEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

92 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.11%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/26/2022

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

2.29%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.82%

Last close

$40.81 (as of 2026-09-22)

NAV

$40.17

Premium / discount

1.59% premium

AUM

$9,530,933,045

Average volume

618662.0

Last dividend

$0.234

Last ex-dividend date

06/23/2026 (as of 2026-06-23)

Last payment date

06/25/2026 (as of 2026-06-25)

Beta

1.07

P/E ratio

14.3171

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.29%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.82%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Dimensional; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DFEM risks and drawbacks

DFEM's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.8%.

Who may consider DFEM — and who may not

DFEM may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFEM pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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