DESIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio (DESIX) 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 DESIX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to DESIX

DESIX charges 0.46% annually. There are 27 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.01%.

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

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DESIX

DESIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 35. There are 181 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 95.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
LZEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio	95	—	Jul 1994	DESIX vs LZEMX
RLEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Class R6	94	—	—	DESIX vs RLEMX
DEMIX	Delaware Emerging Markets Fund	92	—	Jun 1996	DESIX vs DEMIX
DEMAX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class A	92	—	Jun 1996	DESIX vs DEMAX
DEMCX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class C	92	—	Jun 1996	DESIX vs DEMCX

Top Performing DESIX Alternatives (YTD)

DESIX is at 11.56% YTD. There are 176 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	DESIX vs DEMIX
DEMAX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class A	77.19%	—	Jun 1996	DESIX vs DEMAX
DEMCX	Nomura Emerging Markets Fund Class C	76.42%	—	Jun 1996	DESIX vs DEMCX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	55.40%	—	Nov 2021	DESIX vs FQEMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	40.55%	—	Oct 2021	DESIX vs GMAQX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DESIX

DESIX has 19.71% 1-year volatility. There are 70 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	DESIX vs GSIYX
ESCIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Small Cap Equity Fund	10.28%	—	Oct 2011	DESIX vs ESCIX
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	11.51%	—	Dec 2016	DESIX vs GQGPX
GQGIX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund Institut...	11.53%	—	—	DESIX vs GQGIX
FGKPX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index...	11.80%	—	Jan 2019	DESIX vs FGKPX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DESIX

DESIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -13.16%. There are 72 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	DESIX vs ESCIX
FGKPX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Low Volatility Index...	-6.93%	—	Jan 2019	DESIX vs FGKPX
GSIYX	Goldman Sachs GQG Partners International Opportuni...	-7.81%	—	Dec 2016	DESIX vs GSIYX
BADEX	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fun...	-8.89%	—	Dec 2020	DESIX vs BADEX
COBYX	The Cook & Bynum Fund	-8.95%	—	Jun 2009	DESIX 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	DESIX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	93	16.48%	19.17B	Feb 1994	DESIX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	77	12.51%	—	Dec 2003	DESIX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	61	10.14%	14.33B	Sep 1999	DESIX vs DFUSX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Small Cap Value Equities	84	19.98%	16.81B	Feb 2000	DESIX vs DFFVX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio Instit...	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	75	10.94%	14.24B	Dec 1994	DESIX vs DISVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity 2 Portfolio Institut...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	76	12.10%	42.60B	Sep 2005	DESIX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	72	17.73%	19.72B	Mar 1992	DESIX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	12.33%	41.38B	Sep 2005	DESIX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	96	19.19%	30.83B	Feb 1993	DESIX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DESIX

Investors most often compare DESIX with DFEVX, FNDF, GLLSX. These 20 comparison targets span 4 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFEVX	DFA Emerging Markets Value Portfolio	Emerging Markets Equities	66	15.92%	14.50B	Mar 1998	DESIX vs DFEVX
FNDF	Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Value Equities	91	20.34%	25.13B	Aug 2013	DESIX vs FNDF
GLLSX	abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	82	31.84%	—	Aug 2000	DESIX vs GLLSX
BEMIX	Brandes Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	90	22.30%	—	Jan 2011	DESIX vs BEMIX
EFEIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	22	4.09%	—	Nov 2013	DESIX vs EFEIX
SSKEX	State Street Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	73	21.11%	—	Dec 2015	DESIX vs SSKEX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	84	37.97%	—	Jan 2018	DESIX vs LCSMX
EAEMX	Parametric Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	58	9.31%	—	Jun 2006	DESIX vs EAEMX
HLFMX	Harding Loevner Frontier Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	25	5.94%	—	May 2008	DESIX vs HLFMX
EMPTX	UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	81	21.29%	—	May 2018	DESIX vs EMPTX
EITEX	Parametric Tax-Managed Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	59	9.39%	—	Jun 1998	DESIX vs EITEX
WAEMX	Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	34	13.53%	—	Sep 2007	DESIX vs WAEMX
FCEEX	Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity (IU) Fund Adv...	Emerging Markets Equities	65	19.99%	—	Jul 2019	DESIX vs FCEEX
PDEZX	PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunitie...	Emerging Markets Equities	16	11.29%	—	Sep 2014	DESIX vs PDEZX
IEMGX	Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	82	25.70%	—	Oct 2011	DESIX vs IEMGX
DODEX	Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	90	21.50%	—	May 2021	DESIX vs DODEX
CEMFX	Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	79	20.10%	—	Aug 2012	DESIX vs CEMFX
DFQTX	DFA US Core Equity 2 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	76	12.46%	38.77B	—	DESIX vs DFQTX
DRESX	Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	22	4.11%	—	Aug 2011	DESIX vs DRESX
LVAZX	LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	88	25.74%	—	Jan 2019	DESIX vs LVAZX

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