DAADX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

DFA Emerging Markets ex China Core Equity Portfolio (DAADX) belongs to the Emerging Markets Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with DAADX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to DAADX

DAADX charges 0.43% annually. There are 24 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FHKFX	Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Fund	0.01%	—	Aug 2018	DAADX vs FHKFX
FEMSX	Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Opportunities Fun...	0.01%	—	Dec 2008	DAADX vs FEMSX
VEMIX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Institu...	0.06%	—	Jun 2000	DAADX vs VEMIX
FERGX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%	—	Jan 2016	DAADX vs FERGX
FPADX	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%	—	Sep 2011	DAADX vs FPADX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DAADX

DAADX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 69. There are 81 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 96.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
RLEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Class R6	96	—	—	DAADX vs RLEMX
LZEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio	95	—	Jul 1994	DAADX vs LZEMX
DEMIX	Delaware Emerging Markets Fund	92	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMIX
DEMAX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class A	92	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMAX
DEMCX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class C	92	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMCX

Top Performing DAADX Alternatives (YTD)

DAADX is at 23.85% YTD. There are 27 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 77.44%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DEMIX	Delaware Emerging Markets Fund	77.44%	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMIX
DEMAX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class A	77.19%	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMAX
DEMCX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class C	76.42%	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMCX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	55.40%	—	Nov 2021	DAADX vs FQEMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	40.55%	—	Oct 2021	DAADX vs GMAQX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DAADX

DAADX has 22.96% 1-year volatility. There are 127 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 9.86%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
GSIYX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	9.86%	—	Dec 2016	DAADX vs GSIYX
ESCIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund	10.28%	—	Oct 2011	DAADX vs ESCIX
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	11.51%	—	Dec 2016	DAADX vs GQGPX
GQGIX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institut...	11.53%	—	—	DAADX vs GQGIX
FGKPX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index...	11.80%	—	Jan 2019	DAADX vs FGKPX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DAADX

DAADX has a 1-year max drawdown of -16.99%. There are 187 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -5.70%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
ESCIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund	-5.70%	—	Oct 2011	DAADX vs ESCIX
FGKPX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index...	-6.93%	—	Jan 2019	DAADX vs FGKPX
GSIYX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	-7.81%	—	Dec 2016	DAADX vs GSIYX
BADEX	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fun...	-8.89%	—	Dec 2020	DAADX vs BADEX
COBYX	The Cook & Bynum Fund	-8.95%	—	Jun 2009	DAADX vs COBYX

Other Mutual Funds from Dimensional

The 10 most viewed Dimensional mutual funds shown here include DFSVX, DFIVX, DGEIX and span 7 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $43B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFSVX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I	Small Cap Value Equities	85	21.34%	19.45B	Mar 1993	DAADX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	93	16.48%	19.17B	Feb 1994	DAADX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	77	12.51%	—	Dec 2003	DAADX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	61	10.14%	14.33B	Sep 1999	DAADX vs DFUSX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Small Cap Value Equities	84	19.98%	16.81B	Feb 2000	DAADX vs DFFVX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Instit...	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	75	10.94%	14.24B	Dec 1994	DAADX vs DISVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity 2 Portfolio Institut...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	76	12.10%	42.60B	Sep 2005	DAADX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	72	17.73%	19.72B	Mar 1992	DAADX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	12.33%	41.38B	Sep 2005	DAADX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	96	19.19%	30.83B	Feb 1993	DAADX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DAADX

Investors most often compare DAADX with FRDM, PZVEX, EMXC. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FRDM	Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	85	28.77%	2.93B	May 2019	DAADX vs FRDM
PZVEX	Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	65	13.76%	—	Mar 2014	DAADX vs PZVEX
EMXC	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	78	28.12%	23.65B	Jul 2017	DAADX vs EMXC
AVXC	Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	72	23.53%	390.27M	Mar 2024	DAADX vs AVXC
XCEM	Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	72	24.71%	1.81B	Sep 2015	DAADX vs XCEM
AVEM	Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	62	17.91%	25.76B	Sep 2019	DAADX vs AVEM
WAEMX	Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	34	13.53%	—	Sep 2007	DAADX vs WAEMX
EITEX	Parametric Tax-Managed Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	59	9.39%	—	Jun 1998	DAADX vs EITEX
PDEZX	PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunitie...	Emerging Markets Equities	16	11.29%	—	Sep 2014	DAADX vs PDEZX
MGRAX	MFS International Growth Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	15	3.22%	—	Oct 1995	DAADX vs MGRAX
DODEX	Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	90	21.50%	—	May 2021	DAADX vs DODEX
FCEEX	Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity (IU) Fund Adv...	Emerging Markets Equities	65	19.99%	—	Jul 2019	DAADX vs FCEEX
CEMFX	Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	79	20.10%	—	Aug 2012	DAADX vs CEMFX
TEQLX	TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	58	18.66%	—	Aug 2010	DAADX vs TEQLX
DODFX	Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Value Equities, Actively Managed	82	14.88%	—	May 2001	DAADX vs DODFX
EMPTX	UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	81	21.29%	—	May 2018	DAADX vs EMPTX
SSKEX	State Street Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	73	21.11%	—	Dec 2015	DAADX vs SSKEX
BEMIX	Brandes Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	90	22.30%	—	Jan 2011	DAADX vs BEMIX
DFQTX	DFA US Core Equity 2 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	76	12.46%	38.77B	—	DAADX vs DFQTX
HLFMX	Harding Loevner Frontier Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	25	5.94%	—	May 2008	DAADX vs HLFMX

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