DFEVX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

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

Cheapest Alternatives to DFEVX

DFEVX charges 0.45% annually. There are 17 mutual funds in the Emerging Markets Diversified category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.08%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FPADX	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%	—	Sep 2011	DFEVX vs FPADX
FERGX	Fidelity SAI Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%	—	Jan 2016	DFEVX vs FERGX
FCEEX	Franklin Emerging Market Core Equity (IU) Fund Adv...	0.17%	—	Jul 2019	DFEVX vs FCEEX
SSKEX	State Street Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	0.17%	—	Dec 2015	DFEVX vs SSKEX
TEQLX	TIAA-CREF Emerging Markets Equity Index Fund	0.19%	—	Aug 2010	DFEVX vs TEQLX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DFEVX

DFEVX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 88. There are 66 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	DFEVX vs DEMIX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	98	—	Nov 2021	DFEVX vs FQEMX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	97	—	Jan 2018	DFEVX vs LCSMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	96	—	Oct 2021	DFEVX vs GMAQX
LVAZX	LSV Emerging Markets Equity Fund	96	—	Jan 2019	DFEVX vs LVAZX

Top Performing DFEVX Alternatives (YTD)

DFEVX is at 24.53% YTD. There are 113 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	DFEVX vs DEMIX
FQEMX	Franklin Templeton SMACS: Series EM	92.59%	—	Nov 2021	DFEVX vs FQEMX
LCSMX	Martin Currie SMA-Shares Series EM Fund	72.12%	—	Jan 2018	DFEVX vs LCSMX
GMAQX	GMO Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	53.39%	—	Oct 2021	DFEVX vs GMAQX
GLLSX	abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund	49.19%	—	Aug 2000	DFEVX vs GLLSX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DFEVX

DFEVX has 15.50% 1-year volatility. There are 21 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	DFEVX vs ESCIX
VIESX	Virtus KAR Emerging Markets Small-Cap Fund	11.47%	—	Dec 2013	DFEVX vs VIESX
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	11.51%	—	Dec 2016	DFEVX vs GQGPX
BADEX	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fun...	11.61%	—	Dec 2020	DFEVX vs BADEX
COBYX	The Cook & Bynum Fund	11.91%	—	Jun 2009	DFEVX vs COBYX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DFEVX

DFEVX has a 1-year max drawdown of -11.35%. There are 28 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	DFEVX vs ESCIX
WAEMX	Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund	-7.89%	—	Sep 2007	DFEVX vs WAEMX
BADEX	BlackRock Defensive Advantage Emerging Markets Fun...	-8.89%	—	Dec 2020	DFEVX vs BADEX
COBYX	The Cook & Bynum Fund	-8.95%	—	Jun 2009	DFEVX vs COBYX
GQGPX	GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund	-9.12%	—	Dec 2016	DFEVX 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	DFEVX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio Institutional Cl...	Foreign Large Cap Equities	83	12.21%	—	Feb 1994	DFEVX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	78	12.60%	—	Dec 2003	DFEVX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	68	9.80%	—	Sep 1999	DFEVX vs DFUSX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	68	9.87%	—	Dec 1994	DFEVX vs DISVX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio	Small Cap Value Equities	59	15.95%	—	Feb 2000	DFEVX vs DFFVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity Portfolio I	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities	53	10.75%	—	Sep 2005	DFEVX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	58	16.97%	—	Mar 1992	DFEVX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.47%	—	Sep 2005	DFEVX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	92	16.63%	—	Feb 1993	DFEVX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DFEVX

Investors most often compare DFEVX with AVES, DEMSX, VWO. These 20 comparison targets span 7 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
AVES	Avantis Emerging Markets Value ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	47	12.71%	1.40B	Sep 2021	DFEVX vs AVES
DEMSX	DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio	Emerging Markets Diversified	40	11.78%	—	Mar 1998	DFEVX vs DEMSX
VWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	49	10.55%	162.80B	Mar 2005	DFEVX vs VWO
FNDE	Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	59	11.56%	9.50B	Aug 2013	DFEVX vs FNDE
AVEM	Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	68	23.75%	24.32B	Sep 2019	DFEVX vs AVEM
DESIX	DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Portfol...	Emerging Markets Diversified	71	21.51%	—	Mar 2018	DFEVX vs DESIX
ECOW	Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	69	8.95%	210.83M	May 2019	DFEVX vs ECOW
AVUV	Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	Small Cap Value Equities	75	20.76%	26.41B	Sep 2019	DFEVX vs AVUV
MOTI	VanEck Vectors Morningstar International Moat ETF	Foreign Large Cap Equities	9	-9.93%	76.42M	Jul 2015	DFEVX vs MOTI
AEMD.L	Amundi Index MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF DR EU...	Emerging Markets Equities	87	26.58%	8.60B	Dec 2017	DFEVX vs AEMD.L
VSCPX	Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Institutional Plus S...	Small Cap Blend Equities	56	15.73%	—	Dec 2010	DFEVX vs VSCPX
DEHP	Dimensional Emerging Markets High Profitability ET...	Emerging Markets Diversified	78	29.64%	451.43M	Apr 2022	DFEVX vs DEHP
GERIX	Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Equity Insights Fun...	Emerging Markets Diversified	89	33.84%	—	Oct 2007	DFEVX vs GERIX
DEM	WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	Emerging Markets Equities	66	18.12%	4.03B	Jul 2007	DFEVX vs DEM
VEMIX	Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Institu...	Emerging Markets Equities	59	13.78%	—	Jun 2000	DFEVX vs VEMIX
DFEMX	DFA Emerging Markets Portfolio	Emerging Markets Diversified	91	31.78%	—	Apr 1994	DFEVX vs DFEMX
FNWFX	American Funds New World Fund Class F-3	Emerging Markets Diversified	69	18.82%	—	Jun 1999	DFEVX vs FNWFX
DFEV	Dimensional Emerging Markets Value ETF	Emerging Markets Diversified	80	25.45%	2.03B	Apr 2022	DFEVX vs DFEV
DLS	WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities, Dividend	42	5.03%	1.07B	Jun 2006	DFEVX vs DLS
EAEMX	Parametric Emerging Markets Fund	Emerging Markets Diversified	74	11.85%	—	Jun 2006	DFEVX vs EAEMX

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