Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF
$45.35+0.04 (+0.09%)
- 0.21%
- $88.6B
- +21.6%
- 0.87%
- 2.1M sh
- $45.31
- low $37.48high $46.35
The ETF.net DFAC Grade
A
Score 84 out of 100
- 4 of 127
Score 84 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A92 out of 100Rank 10 of 127Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 48Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 31 of 126Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A86 out of 100Rank 5 of 127Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 7 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 127
Our read on DFAC
ADimensional's whole-market workhorse: roughly 2,600 US stocks in one ticker, run by managers who weigh federal tax consequences before they trade, at a fee closer to index funds than to active ones.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation while considering federal income-tax implications in its investment decisions.
Why people hold it
- 0.17% a year for an actively run fund, well under the median fee among active US equity ETFs.
- About 2,600 US stocks under one ticker, so it holds the market broadly rather than a narrow slice of it.
- Federal income-tax implications sit inside the stated objective, not in a footnote, so they factor into what managers buy and sell.
- A multi-billion-dollar fund with a track record running back to 2007 and one of the strongest implementations in its peer group.
Worth knowing
- Actively managed, so there's no published index to check it against. Holdings and tilts shift at the managers' discretion.
- Dimensional's own DFAU runs a US core equity mandate for 0.12%, a slightly lighter fee for a similar shelf.
- All stocks, all US: the mandate is capital appreciation from equities, so it takes the market's full swings, and cash arrives quarterly.
DFAC Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,578
- 28%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology30.4%
- Financials16.0%
- Industrials12.6%
- Health Care9.1%
- Consumer Discretionary9.0%
- Communication7.0%
- Energy6.0%
- Consumer Staples5.0%
- Materials2.9%
- Utilities1.8%
- Real Estate0.3%
Geography
- United States96.78%
- Ireland1.03%
- United Kingdom0.69%
- Bermuda0.46%
- Switzerland0.34%
- Singapore0.20%
- Netherlands0.15%
- Cayman Islands0.10%
- 0.24%
DFAC Performance
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DFAC$12,162
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | DFAC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.3% |
| 1 month | +0.5% |
| 3 months | +1.8% |
| 1 year | +21.6% |
| 3 years | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +12.3% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | DFAC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.3% | |
| 2025 | +15.7% | |
| 2024 | +19.6% | |
| 2023 | +22.0% | |
| 2022 | −14.9% | |
| 2021 | +9.5% |
DFAC in the news
DFAC Dividends
- 0.87%
- $0.39
- $0.10 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DFAC Risk
- 12.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.17
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −23.1%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.99
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFAC Cost
0.21%
DFAC0.21%
- The middle half of US Active Equity funds
- Median 0.70%
9 of the 123 US Active Equity funds charge less.
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- ADYNFiShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETFExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +22.7%
- AFELCFidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +22.4%
- AEBILongview Advantage ETFExpense ratio 0.34%1 year return +26.9%
- AAPUEActivePassive U.S. Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.31%1 year return +21.2%