Dimensional - US Sustainability Core 1 ETF
$48.12−0.01 (−0.02%)
- 0.15%
- $2.4B
- +17.4%
- 0.83%
- 0.1M sh
- $48.12
- low $39.73high $49.21
The ETF.net DFSU Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 7 of 48
Score 74 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.A70 out of 100Rank 13 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 43Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C50 out of 100Rank 25 of 48Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 10 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A70 out of 100Rank 13 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B69 out of 100Rank 12 of 48
Our read on DFSU
AMost US ESG funds are the S&P 500 with the worst offenders removed. DFSU is Dimensional's whole-market version: roughly 1,900 stocks, actively tilted toward cheap and profitable companies, with heavy carbon emitters cut or dialed down.
The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio of U.S. companies, with sustainability considerations influencing security weights.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.15% a year against a 0.25% median for its ESG peer group. That is index-fund pricing on an actively managed portfolio.
- Roughly 1,900 holdings reach into small and mid caps. Screened S&P 500 rivals like SNPE, EFIV and XVV stop at large caps.
- The screen leads with carbon: the advisor can underweight, sell or exclude companies it views as high emitters or as holding fossil fuel reserves.sec.gov
- Dimensional runs it actively with profitability and value tilts, the same research plumbing as its non-ESG core funds. One of the stronger builds in its cohort.
Worth knowing
- Moderately traded, not a liquidity monster. Spreads can run wider than the mega-sized ESG index funds, so entry and exit costs are worth checking.
- Sustainability is the advisor's judgment call, not a published index rulebook. Exclusions and weights can shift without a public methodology change.sec.gov
- Cheaper shelf-mates exist: ESGV, XVV and SNPE all price under 0.10%. The broader, active portfolio is what the extra buys.
DFSU Holdings
- Stocks
- 1,979
- 32%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Technology32.0%
- Financials16.3%
- Health Care12.0%
- Industrials11.1%
- Consumer Discretionary10.6%
- Communication8.6%
- Consumer Staples4.3%
- Materials2.1%
- Energy1.8%
- Utilities1.0%
- Real Estate0.2%
Geography
- United States97.13%
- Ireland1.20%
- Bermuda0.55%
- Switzerland0.47%
- United Kingdom0.34%
- Sweden0.11%
- Cayman Islands0.10%
- Puerto Rico0.04%
- 0.06%
DFSU Performance
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DFSU$11,741
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 | DFSU |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.6% |
| 1 month | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +1.7% |
| 1 year | +17.4% |
| 3 years | +21.0% |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | DFSU |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.6% | |
| 2025 | +15.6% | |
| 2024 | +23.0% | |
| 2023 | +26.3% | |
| 2022 | +0.7% |
DFSU in the news
DFSU Dividends
- 0.83%
- $0.40
- $0.10 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
DFSU Risk
- 13.3%
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.
- 1.14
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.
- −19.9%
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.
- 1.04
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
DFSU Cost
0.15%
DFSU0.15%
- The middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
- Median 0.23%
13 of the 48 US ESG & Values Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US ESG & Values Index
- AESGVVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +19.9%
- AXVViShares ESG Select Screened S&P 500 ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.8%
- AUSCLiShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +15.7%
- AEVUSiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +22.5%
- AUSXFiShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +22.7%