DFAE vs DFEM overlap - what they share and where they differ
DFAE and DFEM share 70.2% of their weight across 1,586 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
DFAE and DFEM
70.2%
1,586 shared positions
DFAE
Dimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
Reported positions cover 88% of the fund, 1,742 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 27.5%·Holdings of DFAE
DFEM
Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
Reported positions cover 89% of the fund, 2,205 positions · Apr 30, 2026
Top 10: 21.9%·Holdings of DFEM
Reported positions cover DFAE 88%, DFEM 89% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
DFEM vs DFAE side by side
DFAEDimensional Emerging Core Equity Market ETF
1,742
stock positions reported to the SEC
1.9% of its weight is in 156 names DFEM does not hold
DFEMDimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF
2,205
stock positions reported to the SEC
6.4% of its weight is in 619 names DFAE does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: DFAE has 3.7 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| DFAE | DFEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 1,742 | 2,205 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 27.5% | 21.9% |
| Largest position | TSM 12.2% | TSM 9.2% |
| Held alone | 156 positions, 1.9% | 619 positions, 6.4% |
| Covered by stock positions | 88% | 89% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In DFAE | In DFEM | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Company Limited | 12.23% | 9.24% | 9.24% |
| SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | 4.35% | 3.72% | 3.72% |
| SKHYSK hynix Inc. | 3.49% | 3.20% | 3.20% |
| TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2.65% | 1.95% | 1.95% |
| BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited | 1.40% | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | 0.78% | 0.75% | 0.75% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | 0.90% | 0.51% | 0.51% |
| PBRPetroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) | 0.49% | 0.52% | 0.49% |
| PING AN INSURANCE (GROUP) COMPANY OF CHINA, LTD. | 0.47% | 0.54% | 0.47% |
| HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY | 0.43% | 0.44% | 0.43% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in DFAE
Only in DFEM
Questions people ask
Is DFAE the same as DFEM?
70.2% of their weight sits in the same 1,586 holdings. DFAE also reports VALE, CX, SHENGDA RESOURCES CO.,LTD., which the other does not. DFEM also reports ALL RING TECH CO., LTD., COMPANHIA DE SANEAMENTO DO PARANA - SANEPAR, MAGYAR TELEKOM TAVKOZLESI NYILVANOSAN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between DFAE and DFEM measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 88% of DFAE and 89% of DFEM, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, DFEM or DFAE?
DFAE reports 1,742 stock positions and DFEM reports 2,205. 1.9% of DFAE's weight sits in names DFEM does not hold, and 6.4% of DFEM's weight in names DFAE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 27.5% of DFAE and 21.9% of DFEM.
How do DFAE and DFEM differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: DFAE has 3.7 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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