DAADX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

DFA Emerging Markets ex China Core Equity Portfolio (DAADX) belongs to the Emerging Markets Diversified 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 16 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.08%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
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
FCEEX	Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity (IU) Fund Adv...	0.17%	—	Jul 2019	DAADX vs FCEEX
SSKEX	State Street Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	0.17%	—	Dec 2015	DAADX vs SSKEX
EMPTX	UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund	0.19%	—	May 2018	DAADX vs EMPTX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DAADX

DAADX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 93. There are 16 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 98.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
DEMIX	Delaware Emerging Markets Fund	98	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMIX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	98	—	Nov 2021	DAADX vs FQEMX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	97	—	Jan 2018	DAADX vs LCSMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	96	—	Oct 2021	DAADX vs GMAQX
LVAZX	LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund	96	—	Jan 2019	DAADX vs LVAZX

Top Performing DAADX Alternatives (YTD)

DAADX is at 40.98% YTD. There are 11 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 145.11%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DEMIX	Delaware Emerging Markets Fund	145.11%	—	Jun 1996	DAADX vs DEMIX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	92.59%	—	Nov 2021	DAADX vs FQEMX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	72.12%	—	Jan 2018	DAADX vs LCSMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	53.39%	—	Oct 2021	DAADX vs GMAQX
GLLSX	abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	49.19%	—	Aug 2000	DAADX vs GLLSX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DAADX

DAADX has 19.92% 1-year volatility. There are 89 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 11.24%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
ESCIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund	11.24%	—	Oct 2011	DAADX vs ESCIX
VIESX	Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund	11.47%	—	Dec 2013	DAADX vs VIESX
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	11.51%	—	Dec 2016	DAADX vs GQGPX
BADEX	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fun...	11.61%	—	Dec 2020	DAADX vs BADEX
COBYX	The Cook & Bynum Fund	11.91%	—	Jun 2009	DAADX vs COBYX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DAADX

DAADX has a 1-year max drawdown of -13.14%. There are 78 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Diversified 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
WAEMX	Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund	-7.89%	—	Sep 2007	DAADX vs WAEMX
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
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	-9.12%	—	Dec 2016	DAADX vs GQGPX

Other Mutual Funds from Dimensional

The 10 most viewed Dimensional mutual funds shown here include DFSVX, DFIVX, DGEIX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFSVX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I	Small Cap Value Equities	61	16.82%	—	Mar 1993	DAADX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	83	12.21%	—	Feb 1994	DAADX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	78	12.60%	—	Dec 2003	DAADX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	68	9.80%	—	Sep 1999	DAADX vs DFUSX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	68	9.87%	—	Dec 1994	DAADX vs DISVX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio	Small Cap Value Equities	59	15.95%	—	Feb 2000	DAADX vs DFFVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity Portfolio I	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities	53	10.75%	—	Sep 2005	DAADX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	58	16.97%	—	Mar 1992	DAADX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.47%	—	Sep 2005	DAADX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	92	16.63%	—	Feb 1993	DAADX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DAADX

Investors most often compare DAADX with FRDM, PZVEX, EMXC. These 20 comparison targets span 7 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FRDM	Freedom 100 Emerging Markets ETF	Emerging Markets Diversified	90	39.87%	2.93B	May 2019	DAADX vs FRDM
PZVEX	Pzena Emerging Markets Value Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	54	10.68%	—	Mar 2014	DAADX vs PZVEX
EMXC	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	85	37.89%	26.40B	Jul 2017	DAADX vs EMXC
AVXC	Avantis Emerging Markets ex-China Equity ETF	Emerging Markets Diversified	80	31.52%	369.56M	Mar 2024	DAADX vs AVXC
AVEM	Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	68	23.75%	24.32B	Sep 2019	DAADX vs AVEM
XCEM	Columbia EM Core ex-China ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	82	34.20%	2.09B	Sep 2015	DAADX vs XCEM
EITEX	Parametric Tax-Managed Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	76	12.00%	—	Jun 1998	DAADX vs EITEX
DODEX	Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	94	25.94%	—	May 2021	DAADX vs DODEX
PDEZX	PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunitie...	Emerging Markets Diversified	60	37.21%	—	Sep 2014	DAADX vs PDEZX
DODFX	Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Value Equities, Actively Managed	72	13.91%	—	May 2001	DAADX vs DODFX
DFQTX	DFA US Core Equity 2 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.69%	—	—	DAADX vs DFQTX
LZEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio	Emerging Markets Diversified	95	25.47%	—	Jul 1994	DAADX vs LZEMX
CEMFX	Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	89	25.52%	—	Aug 2012	DAADX vs CEMFX
MGRAX	MFS International Growth Fund	Foreign Large Cap Equities	9	2.23%	—	Oct 1995	DAADX vs MGRAX
EFEIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	32	4.24%	—	Nov 2013	DAADX vs EFEIX
TEQLX	TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	87	30.56%	—	Aug 2010	DAADX vs TEQLX
BEMIX	Brandes Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	92	23.58%	—	Jan 2011	DAADX vs BEMIX
FISMX	Fidelity International Small Cap Fund	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	33	11.11%	—	Sep 2002	DAADX vs FISMX
HLFMX	Harding Loevner Frontier Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	23	4.37%	—	May 2008	DAADX vs HLFMX
EAEMX	Parametric Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	74	11.85%	—	Jun 2006	DAADX vs EAEMX

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