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DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio Institutional Class

DESIX · NASDAQ

Market closed$12.85$-0.190000 (-1.46%)

Key statistics

Previous close$13.04
Open$12.85
Day high$12.85
Day low$12.85
52-week high$14.35
52-week low$10.73
Market cap1.27B
Volume—
Average volume—
P/E ratio—
Forward P/E—
EPS—
Dividend yield+2.43%

Market context

Why it moved

DESIX declined as escalating geopolitical tensions following coordinated U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran triggered broad market risk-off sentiment, pressuring fixed-income and specialty fund valuations.

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What is happening

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July 15, 2026DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio (DESIX) closed up 1.22%, buoyed by a broadly constructive market backdrop. A cooler-than-expected June CPI print (3.5% vs. 3.8% forecast) eased Fed rate hike fears, while blockbuster Q2 earnings from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, BlackRock, and Morgan Stanley lifted financial sector sentiment. Emerging markets also drew support from China rotating into consumer and financial stocks despite a GDP miss, and strong Chinese export data reinforcing global growth optimism.

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July 8, 2026DFA Em Mkts Sustnby Cor 1 Instl (DESIX) declined notably as a broad risk-off wave swept global markets after President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire memorandum 'over,' triggering a 5%+ surge in oil prices and widespread equity selloffs across emerging markets. The geopolitical escalation—marked by fresh U.S.-Iran strikes in the Gulf and renewed fears of Strait of Hormuz supply disruptions—hit EM-focused funds particularly hard, while the Financial Services sector ETF (XLF) held relatively steady, underscoring that the pressure on DESIX was driven by macro and geopolitical headwinds rather than sector-specific weakness.

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June 24, 2026DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Institutional fund closed sharply lower, declining 4.36%, as a global technology and semiconductor-driven sell-off rattled emerging market equities. A sweeping risk-off wave — sparked by AI valuation concerns and a severe chip sector rout originating in South Korea — pressured EM-focused funds, while BlackRock, a major asset management peer, also fell over 3% on the same day. Broader financial sector ETF XLF held relatively steady, underscoring that the pain was concentrated in growth and EM-linked assets.

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June 22, 2026DFA Emerging Markets Sustainability Core 1 Institutional fund gained nearly 1.8%, approaching its 52-week high, as emerging markets sentiment strengthened on a landmark development: MSCI EM Index companies are beating profit estimates for the first time since April 2022, with Asian tech firms leading the charge alongside improving earnings in Indian, Brazilian, and other EM sectors. The rally was further supported by easing geopolitical tensions as U.S.-Iran peace talks advanced, oil prices retreated, and broader risk appetite improved — all tailwinds for EM-focused sustainable equity strategies.

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Peers

S&P 500SPX · $7,457.69-1.01%Acadian Emerging Markets InvestorAEMGX · $33.14-1.40%Acadian Emerging Markets Portfolio Class IAEMZX · $33.12-1.40%American Century Investments One Choice 2030 PortfolioARCVX · $12.82-0.31%DFA International Large Cap Growth PortfolioDILRX · $20.71-0.48%NYLI Epoch U.S. Equity Yield Fund Class AEPLPX · $25.79-0.39%Eventide Dividend Opportunities AETADX · $22.25-0.85%Gotham Index Plus InstitutionalGINDX · $34.85-0.71%Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fd Inv ClHFMDX · $26.36-0.90%MSIFT Discovery Portfolio Class AMACGX · $16.76-0.36%MSIFT Discovery Portfolio Class IMPEGX · $24.88-0.36%