Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF
$52.23+0.11 (+0.21%)
- 0.12%
- $12.8B
- +12.9%
- 0.91%
- 555K sh
- low $43.67high $53.95
The ETF.net DFAU Grade
A
Score 86 out of 100
- 2 of 126
Score 86 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.A97 out of 100Rank 4 of 126Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 8 of 49Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B65 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.A87 out of 100Rank 5 of 126Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 10 of 124Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A91 out of 100Rank 4 of 126
Our read on DFAU
In short
AActive management priced like an index fund. Dimensional spreads across roughly 2,400 US stocks, then tilts the weights toward value, profitability and momentum instead of simply mirroring the Russell 3000.
Stated mandate
Seeks long-term capital appreciation. It uses an integrated research, portfolio-design, management, and trading process to build a broadly diversified portfolio of U.S. companies while balancing long-term return drivers, risk, shorter-term considerations, and trading costs.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
DFAU Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,163
- 33%
- AAPL
Sectors
- Technology36.6%
- Financials12.9%
- Health Care9.7%
- Consumer Discretionary9.4%
- Industrials8.9%
- Communication8.0%
- Energy4.9%
- Consumer Staples4.7%
- Materials2.7%
- Utilities2.1%
- Real Estate0.1%
Geography
- United States99.31%
- Switzerland0.25%
- China0.13%
- United Kingdom0.13%
- Mexico0.07%
- Ireland0.04%
- Brazil0.02%
- Sweden0.02%
- 0.03%
DFAU Performance
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Not enough history yet.
DFAU$11,286
Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 | DFAU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.2% |
| 1 month | −1.4% |
| 3 months | +0.9% |
| 1 year | +12.9% |
| 3 years | +21.6% |
| 5 years | +11.3% |
| 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 | DFAU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.2% | |
| 2025 | +16.8% | |
| 2024 | +23.2% | |
| 2023 | +24.8% | |
| 2022 | −17.0% | |
| 2021 | +26.9% | |
| 2020 | +6.0% |
DFAU in the news
DFAU Dividends
- 0.91%
- $0.47
- $0.12 per share
- Quarterly
DFAU Risk
- 12.4%
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.
- 1.38
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.
- −23.6%
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.
- 1.01
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
DFAU Cost
Overpaying vs TACU, cheapest in US Active Equity
$2,520
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
DFAU 0.12%
$2,520
TACU 0.00% Cheapest
$0
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | DFAU | TACU | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $220 | $0 | $220 |
| 20 | $859 | $0 | $859 |
| 30 | $2,520 | $0 | $2,520 |
Other funds in US Active Equity
- AAVLCAvantis U.S. Large Cap Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +15.9%
- ADFACDimensional US Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.17%1 year return +15.9%
- ADYNFiShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETFExpense ratio 0.26%1 year return +10.7%
- AFELCFidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +12.9%
- AEBILongview Advantage ETFExpense ratio 0.24%1 year return +21.3%
