DFAC

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

DFAC actively selects US equities of all sizes with a tilt toward small-cap companies, seeking to provide long-term capital appreciation.


US

EQUITY

Active

MANAGEMENT STYLE

29.5 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

17 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorDimensional Fund Advisors LP
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateJun 14, 2021
Assets (mns)$29,532
Expense ratio17 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsAnnually
Taxation1099
Stock selectionProprietary
WeightingProprietary
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
APPLE INC 5.1 %
MICROSOFT CORP 4.5 %
NVIDIA CORP 4.2 %
META PLATFORMS INC 2.2 %
AMAZON.COM INC 1.9 %
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1.3 %
ELI LILLY & CO 1.2 %
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.1 %
ALPHABET INC. CLASS A 1.1 %
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.1 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings2608
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 96
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$650,112
Large cap (>$10bn)80.5%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)14.9%
Small cap (<$2bn)4.3%
Developed mkts.99.9%
Emerging mkts.0.1%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 94.7 %
IRELAND 1.3 %
BRITAIN 1.0 %
BERMUDA 0.5 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 03/31/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 1.1% 13.7% 17.3% 8.9% -- -- -- 7.6%
Dividend Yield -5.8% -9.8% -2.3% -1.4% -- -- -- -0.7%
Total Returns -4.6% 3.9% 15.1% 7.5% -- -- -- 6.9%
Ann. Volatility 12.9% 13.2% 13.3% 17.3% -- -- -- 16.9%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.0195%
MSCI EAFE0.8869%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6336%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)4,387
Turnover0.5%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.04%
ADV of underlying (mns)$285,919
Technical Indicators
Recent close$31.39
30d moving avg.$32.34
Annualized volatility18.2%
Relative strength (RSI)41
Short interest (ETF)0.2%
Short interest (underlying)0.0%
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)

Money Flows (mns)

Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)

Long Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Rating

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™

DFAC

6.5%

Cat. Avg

6.1%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 960 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 6.1% and a standard deviation of 3.0%. DFAC's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.1 standard deviations above the category average. This places DFAC in the 55th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

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Factor Scorecard

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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Active
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 308
Avg. Expense Ratio 67.1 bp
Std. Deviation 37 bp
DFAC (17 bp) Percentile rank 10
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
DFAC 17.0 3.8 20.8
Peer Avg. 46.6 19.2 65.8
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