- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- United States of America
- IPO Date
- Nov 2, 2022
- Business
- Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 ETF (DFSE) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of emerging market equities across all market capitalizations, emphasizing companies with high perceived profitability and positive sustainability characteristics; the fund targets securities in regions including China, Taiwan, India, South Korea, Brazil, and others, with top holdings such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Tencent Holdings Ltd, and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd; it employs a proprietary weighting methodology to pursue long-term capital appreciation while maintaining a net expense ratio of 0.41% and quarterly distributions.
DFSE forms part of the broader suite offered by Dimensional ETF Trust, advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (DFA), a global investment firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in Austin, Texas; DFA, with over $850 billion in assets under management, pioneered systematic, evidence-based strategies grounded in financial science and operates from 15 offices across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, and Japan; the ETF, launched on November 1, 2022, as part of DFA's expansion into actively managed ETFs, had grown to approximately $480 million in assets by late 2025.
In recent developments, Dimensional Fund Advisors has significantly expanded its ETF offerings, launching seven new funds in 2023 including the US Core Equity 1 ETF and others across equities and fixed income, bringing its active ETF lineup to over 40 funds with more than $200 billion in ETF assets; in 2025, the firm filed to introduce its first UCITS ETFs in Europe, such as the Global Core Equity UCITS ETF and Targeted Value UCITS ETF, listed in London and Frankfurt in partnership with State Street, complementing its U.S. and Australian ETF presence; these initiatives reflect DFA's strategic shift toward broader retail and international access while maintaining its advisor-focused model.