DESIX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio (DESIX) 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 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 19 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	DESIX vs FERGX
FPADX	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%	—	Sep 2011	DESIX vs FPADX
FCEEX	Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity (IU) Fund Adv...	0.17%	—	Jul 2019	DESIX vs FCEEX
SSKEX	State Street Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	0.17%	—	Dec 2015	DESIX vs SSKEX
EMPTX	UBS Emerging Markets Equity Opportunity Fund	0.19%	—	May 2018	DESIX vs EMPTX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DESIX

DESIX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 71. There are 129 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	DESIX vs DEMIX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	98	—	Nov 2021	DESIX vs FQEMX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	97	—	Jan 2018	DESIX vs LCSMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	96	—	Oct 2021	DESIX vs GMAQX
LVAZX	LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund	96	—	Jan 2019	DESIX vs LVAZX

Top Performing DESIX Alternatives (YTD)

DESIX is at 21.51% YTD. There are 124 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	DESIX vs DEMIX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	92.59%	—	Nov 2021	DESIX vs FQEMX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	72.12%	—	Jan 2018	DESIX vs LCSMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	53.39%	—	Oct 2021	DESIX vs GMAQX
GLLSX	abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	49.19%	—	Aug 2000	DESIX vs GLLSX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DESIX

DESIX has 17.47% 1-year volatility. There are 45 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	DESIX vs ESCIX
VIESX	Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund	11.47%	—	Dec 2013	DESIX vs VIESX
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	11.51%	—	Dec 2016	DESIX vs GQGPX
BADEX	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fun...	11.61%	—	Dec 2020	DESIX vs BADEX
COBYX	The Cook & Bynum Fund	11.91%	—	Jun 2009	DESIX vs COBYX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DESIX

DESIX has a 1-year max drawdown of -12.70%. There are 55 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	DESIX vs ESCIX
WAEMX	Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund	-7.89%	—	Sep 2007	DESIX vs WAEMX
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
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	-9.12%	—	Dec 2016	DESIX 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	DESIX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	83	12.21%	—	Feb 1994	DESIX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	78	12.60%	—	Dec 2003	DESIX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	68	9.80%	—	Sep 1999	DESIX vs DFUSX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	68	9.87%	—	Dec 1994	DESIX vs DISVX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio	Small Cap Value Equities	59	15.95%	—	Feb 2000	DESIX vs DFFVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity Portfolio I	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities	53	10.75%	—	Sep 2005	DESIX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	58	16.97%	—	Mar 1992	DESIX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.47%	—	Sep 2005	DESIX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	92	16.63%	—	Feb 1993	DESIX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DESIX

Investors most often compare DESIX with DFEVX, FNDF, EFEIX. These 16 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 Diversified	88	24.53%	—	Mar 1998	DESIX vs DFEVX
FNDF	Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Value Equities	76	16.43%	24.80B	Aug 2013	DESIX vs FNDF
EFEIX	Ashmore Emerging Markets Frontier Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	32	4.24%	—	Nov 2013	DESIX vs EFEIX
BEMIX	Brandes Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	92	23.58%	—	Jan 2011	DESIX vs BEMIX
EAEMX	Parametric Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	74	11.85%	—	Jun 2006	DESIX vs EAEMX
EITEX	Parametric Tax-Managed Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	76	12.00%	—	Jun 1998	DESIX vs EITEX
HLFMX	Harding Loevner Frontier Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	23	4.37%	—	May 2008	DESIX vs HLFMX
LZEMX	Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio	Emerging Markets Diversified	95	25.47%	—	Jul 1994	DESIX vs LZEMX
DODEX	Dodge & Cox Emerging Markets Stock Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	94	25.94%	—	May 2021	DESIX vs DODEX
PDEZX	PGIM Jennison Emerging Markets Equity Opportunitie...	Emerging Markets Diversified	60	37.21%	—	Sep 2014	DESIX vs PDEZX
CEMFX	Cullen Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	89	25.52%	—	Aug 2012	DESIX vs CEMFX
DRESX	Driehaus Emerging Markets Small Cap Growth Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	77	20.61%	—	Aug 2011	DESIX vs DRESX
TEQLX	TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	87	30.56%	—	Aug 2010	DESIX vs TEQLX
DFQTX	DFA US Core Equity 2 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.69%	—	—	DESIX vs DFQTX
IEMGX	Voya Multi-Manager Emerging Markets Equity Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	94	43.07%	—	Oct 2011	DESIX vs IEMGX
GTDDX	Invesco EQV Emerging Markets All Cap Fd	Emerging Markets Diversified	95	48.50%	—	Jan 1994	DESIX vs GTDDX

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