DFAU
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF
DFAU 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
7.2 B
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
12 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | Dimensional Holdings |
| Category | US |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Assets (mns) | $7,172 |
| Expense ratio | 12 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Proprietary |
| Weighting | Proprietary |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
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| APPLE INC | 6.1 % |
| NVIDIA CORP | 5.1 % |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.1 % |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 3.1 % |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 2.2 % |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B | 1.6 % |
| ALPHABET INC. CLASS A | 1.6 % |
| ALPHABET INC. CLASS C | 1.4 % |
| BROADCOM INC. | 1.4 % |
| ELI LILLY & CO | 1.3 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 2383 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 139 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $813,554 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 90.8% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 7.1% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 1.8% |
| Developed mkts. | 99.9% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.1% |
Country Exposure
 |
UNITED STATES | 95.9 % |
 |
IRELAND | 1.5 % |
 |
BRITAIN | 0.8 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 04/30/2025)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Returns | -6.3% | 8.5% | 14.4% | 9.6% | -- | -- | -- | 10.1% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | -- | -- | -- | 1.2% |
| Total Returns | -6.3% | 9.1% | 15.4% | 10.8% | -- | -- | -- | 11.3% | Ann. Volatility | 28.7% | 19.8% | 16.3% | 18.6% | -- | -- | -- | 17.7% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 1.01 | 98% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.80 | 65% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.58 | 34% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 1,527 |
| Turnover | 0.8% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.04% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $281,910 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $37.95 |
| 30d moving avg. | $37.37 |
| Annualized volatility | 16.9% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 48 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 0.2% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 2.2% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. DFAU |
Expenses vs. DFAU |
ALTAR Score™ vs. DFAU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFUS | Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF | 91.7% | -3 bp | -0.3% |
| ITOT | iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | 89.1% | -9 bp | -0.2% |
| VTHR | Vanguard Russell 3000 ETF | 89.1% | -2 bp | -0.3% |
| IWV | iShares Russell 3000 ETF | 88.9% | +8 bp | -0.4% |
| VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 88.9% | -9 bp | -0.2% |
| IYY | iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF | 88.2% | +8 bp | -0.3% |
| SPTM | SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF | 88.2% | -9 bp | +0.1% |
| IWB | iShares Russell 1000 ETF | 87.8% | +3 bp | -0.3% |
| VONE | Vanguard Russell 1000 ETF | 87.8% | -4 bp | -0.2% |
| GUSA | Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF | 87.5% | -1 bp | -0.2% |
Risk and Returns: DFAU vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | ||
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| Dividends per share | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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| Book value per share | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
Compound Annual Growth Rates
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Valuation Metrics
| Fwd Est | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-cash flow | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-growth | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-book value | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Yield | --% | --% | --x | --% |
Based on closing prices from 4/30/2025
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Dividend Yield
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ETF Research Center Rating
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
ALTAR Score™
DFAU
5.7%
Cat. Avg
6.5%
ALTAR Score™ Calculation
Category Overview
There are 953 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 6.5% and a standard deviation of
2.7%. DFAU's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.3 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places DFAU in the 38th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
DFAUSELL
U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY
Expense Analysis
| Peer Group | Active US Equity ETFs |
| # of ETFs | 308 |
| Avg. Expense Ratio | 67.1 bp |
| Std. Deviation | 37 bp |
| DFAU (12 bp) Percentile rank | 7 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| DFAU | 12.0 | 3.7 | 15.7 |
| Peer Avg. | 53.7 | 32.7 | 86.4 |
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