DFEM ETF — Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF (DFEM)

Updated November 13, 2026.

DFEM is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 3.27%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.15%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 61.4% over the past 4.5 years, 31.3 points behind SPY at 92.7%.

At the current 3.27% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $327 per year, or about $81.75 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

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 61.4% over the past 4.5 years, 31.3 points behind SPY at 92.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 11.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 17.0%.

DFEM key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.07%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/26/2022

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

3.27%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.15%

Last close

$36.20 (as of 2026-11-13)

AUM

$8,803,707,738

Average volume

1,046,946

Dividend

$0.296

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

1.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.27%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.296) × 4 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-13; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.15%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · 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 17.0%.

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.

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