DFEV ETF — Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF (DFEV)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DFEV is an ETF. its distribution rate is 4.15%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.19%, its expense ratio is 0.43%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 66/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 87.5% over the past 4.5 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 94.3%.

Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF is an ETF that invests in value-oriented equity securities in emerging markets and frontier markets across all market capitalizations. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.43%. It may appeal to income-focused and value-oriented investors seeking international equity exposure in developing economies.

DFEV performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 87.5% over the past 4.5 years, 6.8 points behind SPY at 94.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 28.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.9%.

DFEV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

66 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.74%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/26/2022

Expense ratio

0.43%

Distribution rate

4.15%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.19%

Last close

$40.65 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$2,187,338,689

Average volume

235142.0

Dividend

$0.422

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

1.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (4.15%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.19%) 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.

DFEV risks and drawbacks

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 13.9%.

Who may consider DFEV — and who may not

DFEV may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFEV 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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