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DFA Emerging Markets Portfolio (DFEMX) Diversifiers

Mutual Fund · Currency in USD · Last updated Jun 4, 2026

The Portfolio is a Feeder Portfolio and pursues its objective by investing substantially all of its assets in its corresponding master fund, the Emerging Markets Series (the "Emerging Markets Series") of the DFA Investment Trust Company (the "Trust"), which has the same investment objective and policies as the Portfolio. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Emerging Markets Series will invest at least 80% of its net assets in emerging markets investments that are defined in the Prospectus as Approved Market securities.

Looking to diversify beyond DFEMX? The mutual funds below have the lowest correlation with DFEMX — they tend to move on their own, which can help reduce risk when the rest of your portfolio drops. The stock ideas table highlights individual companies that behave independently from DFEMX.

Best Diversifiers for DFEMX

1 mutual funds have low correlation with DFEMX (below 0.3), 0 of which are negatively correlated. The least correlated is Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Institutional Shares (VFSIX) (Total Bond Market) with a 1Y correlation of 0.13, roughly unchanged from 0.10 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankCategoryCompare
VFSIX
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Institut...0.130.090.10
62
Total Bond MarketDFEMX vs VFSIX
RYVFX
Royce Small-Cap Value Fund0.380.430.51
63
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFEMX vs RYVFX
DFFVX
DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio0.400.480.54
56
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFEMX vs DFFVX
DFSVX
DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I0.410.480.53
61
Small Cap Value EquitiesDFEMX vs DFSVX
DFUVX
DFA U.S. Large Cap Value III Portfolio0.470.500.56
92
Large Cap Value EquitiesDFEMX vs DFUVX
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Low-Correlation Stock Ideas

If you're looking for individual stocks that move independently from DFEMX, these are worth exploring. The table shows U.S. companies ($1B+ market cap) with low correlation to DFEMX and solid risk/return profiles. The least correlated is Apple Inc (AAPL) (Technology) with a 1Y correlation of 0.27, down from 0.40 over 5 years.

SymbolNameCorrelation 1YCorrelation 3YCorrelation 5YRisk / Return RankSector
AAPL
Apple Inc0.270.320.40
89
Technology

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