---
ticker: "DFAR"
name: "DFA Real Estate Securities Portfolio ETF Class Shares"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/DFAR"
grade: "A"
score: 75
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Real Estate"
category_rank: "5 of 22"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# DFAR: DFA Real Estate Securities Portfolio ETF Class Shares

Grade **A**, Score 75 of 100. Rank 5 of 22 in US Real Estate.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 67 | 8 of 22 |
| Mission | 100 | 1 of 16 |
| Risk | 52 | 12 of 22 |
| Tradability | 78 | 3 of 22 |
| Holdings | 77 | 6 of 22 |
| Durability | 73 | 7 of 22 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 124 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | WELL | Welltower Inc Reit USD1.0 | 7.34% |
| 2 | PLD | Prologis Inc Reit USD.01 | 6.75% |
| 3 | EQIX | Equinix Inc Reit USD.001 | 5.53% |
| 4 | AMT | American Tower Corp Reit USD.01 | 5.24% |
| 5 | DLR | Digital Realty Trust Inc Reit USD.01 | 4.69% |
| 6 | SPG | Simon Property Group Inc Reit USD.0001 | 4.61% |
| 7 | O | Realty Income Corp Reit USD1.0 | 4.18% |
| 8 | PSA | Public Storage Reit USD.1 | 4.01% |
| 9 | VMRK | Vivmark Residential Reit USD.01 | 3.64% |
| 10 | VTR | Ventas Inc Reit USD.25 | 3.44% |
| 11 | IRM | Iron Mountain Inc Reit USD.01 | 2.78% |
| 12 | CCI | Crown Castle Inc Reit USD.01 | 2.77% |
| 13 | EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc Reit USD.01 | 2.33% |
| 14 | VICI | Vici Properties Inc Reit USD.01 | 2.07% |
| 15 | SBAC | Sba Communications Corp Reit USD.01 | 1.61% |
| 16 | ESS | Essex Property Trust Inc Reit USD.0001 | 1.43% |
| 17 | HST | Host Hotels & Resorts Inc Reit USD.01 | 1.30% |
| 18 | KIM | Kimco Realty Corp Reit USD.01 | 1.26% |
| 19 | INVH | Invitation Homes Inc Reit USD.01 | 1.19% |
| 20 | WPC | Wp Carey Inc Reit USD.001 | 1.19% |
| 21 | SUI | Sun Communities Inc Reit USD.01 | 1.11% |
| 22 | OHI | Omega Healthcare Investors Reit USD.1 | 1.10% |
| 23 | LAMR | Lamar Advertising Co A Reit USD.001 | 1.07% |
| 24 | DOC | Healthpeak Properties Inc Reit USD1.0 | 1.06% |
| 25 | MAA | Mid America Apartment Comm Reit USD.01 | 1.02% |
| 26 | REG | Regency Centers Corp Reit USD.01 | 0.99% |
| 27 | AHR | American Healthcare Reit Inc Reit USD.01 | 0.97% |
| 28 | GLPI | Gaming and Leisure Propertie Reit | 0.88% |
| 29 | EGP | Eastgroup Properties Inc Reit | 0.86% |
| 30 | ELS | Equity Lifestyle Properties Reit USD.01 | 0.86% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/DFAR. Please cite the page URL.