Dimensional Emerging Competition

DFSE Etf

USD 42.86 1.22 2.93%

Dimensional Emerging Markets operates alongside SPDR SAMPP, Elm Market, Davis Select, Invesco DWA, and ETC 6 and other firms in the same space. Free cash flow margins across Dimensional Emerging's peer group separate capital-light operators from heavy spenders.

Pair Correlation for Dimensional Emerging and Dimensional ETF Snapshot

Minimal diversification benefit

Across the chosen horizon, Dimensional Emerging and Dimensional ETF show a correlation of 0.91 and fall into the Minimal diversification benefit bucket. In portfolio terms, the overlap shows how much shared movement remains after combining both positions.

Moving together with Dimensional Etf

0.96	VWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging	Pair Corr
0.99	IEMG	iShares Core MSCI	Pair Corr
0.93	EMC	Global X Funds	Pair Corr
0.99	EEM	iShares MSCI Emerging	Pair Corr
0.96	SPEM	SPDR Portfolio Emerging	Pair Corr

Moving against Dimensional Etf

0.45	IBM	International Business	Pair Corr
0.39	AVGG	Leverage Shares 2X	Pair Corr
0.36	MDBX	Tradr 2X Long	Pair Corr

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The mean reversion principle applied to Dimensional Emerging's suggests that neither prolonged outperformance nor underperformance is permanent. Identifying the root cause of Dimensional Emerging's price dislocation is essential before acting on a mean reversion signal.

Hype

Prediction

Low	Estimated	High
41.50	42.86	44.22

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Intrinsic

Valuation

Low	Real	High
42.29	43.65	45.01

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Naive

Forecast

Low	Next	High
41.71	43.07	44.43

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Bollinger

Band Projection (param)

Lower	Middle Band	Upper
41.07	44.31	47.55

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No single-company analysis of Dimensional Emerging is complete without peer benchmarking. A company that looks attractive in isolation may be significantly outperformed by competitors.

Dimensional Emerging Competition Correlation Matrix

Reviewing how Dimensional Emerging Markets moves relative to competing etfs can show whether peer exposure is reducing portfolio risk or simply repeating the same market bet. The useful question is whether competitors are behaving like true alternatives or simply tracking the same sector move with different volatility.

	DWX	ELM	DWLD	PIZ	SIXH	EIS	DGT	RSPU	RSPA	DFVX
DWX		0.82	-0.11	0.87	0.89	0.73	0.95	0.78	0.87	0.78	DWX
ELM	0.82		0.37	0.98	0.59	0.66	0.95	0.44	0.94	0.96	ELM
DWLD	-0.11	0.37		0.27	-0.48	-0.27	0.13	-0.58	0.2	0.35	DWLD
PIZ	0.87	0.98	0.27		0.66	0.69	0.97	0.5	0.95	0.95	PIZ
SIXH	0.89	0.59	-0.48	0.66		0.83	0.79	0.91	0.71	0.6	SIXH
EIS	0.73	0.66	-0.27	0.69	0.83		0.74	0.69	0.75	0.72	EIS
DGT	0.95	0.95	0.13	0.97	0.79	0.74		0.62	0.96	0.93	DGT
RSPU	0.78	0.44	-0.58	0.5	0.91	0.69	0.62		0.56	0.38	RSPU
RSPA	0.87	0.94	0.2	0.95	0.71	0.75	0.96	0.56		0.94	RSPA
DFVX	0.78	0.96	0.35	0.95	0.6	0.72	0.93	0.38	0.94		DFVX
	DWX	ELM	DWLD	PIZ	SIXH	EIS	DGT	RSPU	RSPA	DFVX

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High positive correlations

PIZ	+ 0.98	ELM
DGT	+ 0.97	PIZ
DFVX	+ 0.96	ELM
RSPA	+ 0.96	DGT
DGT	+ 0.95	DWX
DGT	+ 0.95	ELM

High negative correlations

RSPU	- 0.58	DWLD
SIXH	- 0.48	DWLD
EIS	- 0.27	DWLD
DWLD	- 0.11	DWX

Dimensional Emerging Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

Strong recent returns in Dimensional Etf do not always mean Dimensional Emerging ETF is outperforming peers on business quality. Peer-relative risk metrics add context on drawdown behavior, consistency, and return quality. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors evaluate volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across different positions.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
DWX	0.55	0.09	0.12	0.11	0.96	-0.50	1.13	-1.57	4.07
ELM	0.50	0.04	0.08	0.00	0.76	-0.49	0.94	-1.29	3.60
DWLD	0.77	-0.01	0.00	-0.08	0.00	0.00	1.35	-1.92	4.55
PIZ	1.03	0.12	0.06	0.03	1.67	-0.93	2.10	-2.86	6.89
SIXH	0.38	0.12	0.41	0.42	0.15	-0.46	1.04	-0.59	2.67
EIS	0.94	0.19	0.19	0.26	0.99	-1.04	1.93	-1.78	8.11
DGT	0.60	0.08	0.09	0.03	0.94	-0.53	1.16	-1.51	4.52
RSPU	0.75	0.11	0.15	0.51	1.01	-0.79	1.62	-1.31	6.29
RSPA	0.46	0.04	0.09	-0.01	0.65	-0.43	1.00	-1.10	2.78
DFVX	0.55	0.06	0.10	0.01	0.74	-0.56	1.03	-1.36	2.78

Dimensional Emerging Competitive Analysis

Better Than Average

Worse Than Peers

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	DFSE	DWX	ELM	DWLD	PIZ	SIXH	EIS	DGT	RSPU	RSPA
	2.93 42.86 Dimensional	0.94 44.92 SPDR	1.42 27.09 Elm	0.14 43.74 Davis	3.15 49.40 Invesco	0.29 41.96 ETC	0.27 120.51 IShares	1.38 167.83 SPDR	0.85 79.08 Invesco	0.10 49.97 Invesco
Market Volatility (90 Days Market Risk)	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low	Very Low
Market Performance (90 Days Performance)	Mild	Contained	Weak	Weak	Weak	Constructive	Moderate	Soft	Moderate	Weak
Odds of Financial Distress (Probability Of Bankruptcy)	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Current Valuation (Equity Enterprise Value)	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Under Valued	Under Valued	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued	Fairly Valued
Buy or Sell Analysis (Average Analysts Consensus)	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
Trade Advice (90 Days Macroaxis Advice)	Buy	Strong Hold	Strong Hold	Strong Hold	Strong Hold	Strong Buy	Strong Buy	Strong Hold	Strong Hold	Strong Hold
Price To Sales	N/A	1.25	N/A	N/A	2.0	N/A	1.14	1.06	N/A	N/A
Equity Positions Weight	N/A	98.7	N/A	100.0	99.8	96.12	99.81	99.41	N/A	N/A
Three Year Return	15.9	14.8	N/A	20.9	20.5	12.9	32.7	20.5	14.9	N/A
Net Asset	N/A	465.88 M	N/A	227.47 M	108.56 M	265.2 M	152.06 M	94.21 M	N/A	N/A
Annual Yield	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0736
Price To Book	N/A	1.49	N/A	N/A	3.45	N/A	1.61	1.54	N/A	N/A
Five Year Return	N/A	7.5	N/A	5.8	9.0	10.6	14.7	12.5	12.2	N/A
One Year Return	22.6	21.4	12.3	13.0	23.0	10.7	58.0	19.6	15.9	10.6
Last Dividend Paid	N/A	0.45	N/A	0.57	0.045	0.0609	0.11	0.59	N/A	N/A
Ten Year Return	N/A	6.9	N/A	N/A	9.3	N/A	11.3	12.8	9.8	N/A
Beta	0.92	0.83	N/A	0.99	1.12	0.1	1.24	0.92	0.68	N/A
Price To Earning	N/A	13.02	N/A	N/A	19.73	N/A	13.57	-16.93	N/A	N/A
Day Typical Price	42.87	44.91	27.11	43.72	49.41	41.96	121.1	168.0	79.22	50.08
Accumulation Distribution	437.87	385.03	671.06	0.0014	1344.97	N/A	2156.24	79.1	196.06	1223.23
Market Facilitation Index	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.06	0.0	N/A	0.0	1.0E-4	0.0	0.0
Daily Balance Of Power	1.452381	0.6462	1.266667	1.0	1.258333	N/A	0.1737	1.884298	1.0	0.0714
Period Momentum Indicator	1.22	0.42	0.38	0.06	1.51	-0.12	0.33	2.28	0.67	0.05
Rate Of Daily Change	1.03	1.01	1.01	1.0	1.03	1.0	1.0	1.01	1.01	1.0
Day Median Price	42.88	44.91	27.12	43.71	49.42	41.96	121.39	168.08	79.29	50.13
Price Action Indicator	0.59	0.23	0.16	0.06	0.73	-0.06	-0.71	0.89	0.12	-0.14
Relative Strength Index	47.14	44.52	42.25	39.96	43.77	53.0	51.42	42.56	48.64	40.85
Coefficient Of Variation	1418.35	1211.46	10060.16	-1,526	2819.12	432.95	785.5	2437.67	934.31	11118.78
Mean Deviation	0.9547	0.5548	0.5019	0.7676	1.03	0.3802	0.937	0.601	0.7487	0.4611
Jensen Alpha	0.1545	0.0879	0.0411	-0.01	0.1175	0.1224	0.1924	0.0786	0.1091	0.0363
Total Risk Alpha	0.1922	0.1196	0.0533	0.007	0.1565	0.1466	0.2594	0.09	0.1787	0.0457
Sortino Ratio	0.0957	0.1176	0.0805	N/A	0.0614	0.4098	0.1938	0.0916	0.1519	0.0928
Downside Variance	2.48	1.09	0.6465	N/A	3.09	0.1786	1.3	0.9872	1.17	0.4665
Standard Deviation	1.32	0.7835	0.6822	0.9821	1.41	0.4992	1.28	0.8076	0.9936	0.6067
Kurtosis	2.09	2.3	1.61	0.152	0.9215	0.7508	3.75	1.12	2.39	-0.0035
Potential Upside	2.18	1.13	0.9434	1.35	2.1	1.04	1.93	1.16	1.62	1.0
Treynor Ratio	0.0788	0.1118	-0.0049	-0.08	0.0349	0.417	0.2648	0.0283	0.512	-0.01
Maximum Drawdown	6.71	4.07	3.6	4.55	6.89	2.67	8.11	4.52	6.29	2.78
Variance	1.74	0.6138	0.4654	0.9646	1.98	0.2492	1.64	0.6521	0.9873	0.3681
Market Risk Adjusted Performance	0.0888	0.1218	0.0051	-0.07	0.0449	0.427	0.2748	0.0383	0.522	0.0024
Risk Adjusted Performance	0.0616	0.0672	0.0061	-0.05	0.0332	0.1829	0.1079	0.0335	0.0895	0.0039
Skewness	-0.86	-1.19	-0.82	-0.51	-0.68	0.1488	0.829	-0.49	-0.76	-0.15
Semi Deviation	1.46	0.9634	0.7596	N/A	1.67	0.1453	0.9881	0.9364	1.01	0.6547
Information Ratio	0.1144	0.1565	0.0948	-0.01	0.0766	0.347	0.1725	0.1127	0.1653	0.1044
Value At Risk	-1.79	-1.57	-1.29	-1.92	-2.86	-0.59	-1.78	-1.51	-1.31	-1.10
Expected Short fall	-0.92	-0.50	-0.49	N/A	-0.93	-0.46	-1.04	-0.53	-0.79	-0.43
Downside Deviation	1.58	1.04	0.8041	N/A	1.76	0.4226	1.14	0.9936	1.08	0.683
Semi Variance	2.12	0.9281	0.5769	N/A	2.8	0.0211	0.9764	0.8768	1.02	0.4286

Dimensional Emerging Competition Peer Performance Charts

How to Analyze Dimensional Emerging Against Peers

Dimensional Emerging's peer analysis compares Dimensional Emerging with related companies to put valuation, quality, and risk metrics in context. This helps determine whether recent performance is company-specific or broadly sector-driven. A practical workflow includes:

Set a relevant peer group: Include direct competitors and close alternatives with comparable business exposure.
Benchmark core financials: Compare profitability, growth, capital structure, and cash flow quality.
Check valuation dispersion: Review whether Dimensional Emerging trades at a premium or discount versus peers and why.
Evaluate risk profile: Compare volatility, drawdowns, and correlation to avoid false diversification assumptions.
Document the thesis: Record where Dimensional Emerging leads or lags and what catalysts could close or widen the gap.

Use this as an educational baseline, then validate conclusions with current filings, market conditions, and portfolio objectives.

Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

Dimensional Emerging's capital allocation track record stands out when measured by cumulative returns on acquisitions versus peers. Price-to-book spreads across Dimensional Emerging's competitors highlight which firms the market values most for their asset base. The peer set can help frame whether recent outperformance is broad-based or company-specific.

The analytics block for Dimensional Emerging Markets relies on fund disclosures and market reference feeds, with quality checks and normalization applied before rendering. Timing can vary by data vendor.

This content is curated and reviewed by:

Rifka Kats - Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board

Last reviewed on March 8th, 2026

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Dimensional Emerging Competition

Pair Correlation for Dimensional Emerging and Dimensional ETF Snapshot

Moving together with Dimensional Etf

Moving against Dimensional Etf

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Dimensional Emerging Competition Correlation Matrix

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Dimensional Emerging Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

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