Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU)
| Assets | $8.67B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.12% |
| PE Ratio | 23.68 |
| Shares Out | 201.70M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.47 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.10% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 26.12% |
| Volume | 637,803 |
| Open | 42.72 |
| Previous Close | 42.66 |
| Day's Range | 42.61 - 42.79 |
| 52-Week Low | 33.06 |
| 52-Week High | 43.05 |
| Beta | 1.01 |
| Holdings | 2350 |
| Inception Date | Nov 17, 2020 |
About DFAU
Fund Home PageThe Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund actively selects US equities of all sizes with a tilt toward small-cap companies, seeking to provide long-term capital appreciation. DFAU was launched on Nov 17, 2020 and is issued by Dimensional.
Top 10 Holdings
31.29% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | 6.61% |
| Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | 5.76% |
| Apple Inc. | AAPL | 5.40% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | AMZN | 3.31% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | META | 2.70% |
| Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | 1.85% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOGL | 1.70% |
| Alphabet Inc. | GOOG | 1.35% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | JPM | 1.33% |
| Tesla, Inc. | TSLA | 1.27% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2025 | $0.11548 | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.09005 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.15614 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | $0.10891 | Sep 19, 2024 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | $0.10273 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | $0.07713 | Mar 22, 2024 |
Performance
DFAU had a total return of 13.36% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 13.49%.
News
DFAU: A Small-Cap Value Tilt Won't Move The Needle
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DFAU: A Broad Exposure ETF Highly Correlated With The Russell 3000 Index
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF offers broad exposure to U.S. equities, closely tracking the Russell 3000 index with a slight mid-cap bias. DFAU's valuation metrics are slightly lower than the b...
DFAU: When Diversification Becomes A Problem, Not A Solution
DFAU is a diversified ETF tracking the Russell 3000 with a low expense ratio and high concentration in tech, finance, healthcare, and consumer cyclical sectors. Diversification is important for risk m...
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Dimensional Fund Advisors co-CEO and CIO Gerard O'Reilly lays out the benefits of launching his firm's mutual funds in an ETF format.
Two of Dimensional's mutual funds launch as ETFs. Here's why
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Mutual funds move to the ETF wrapper and value plays outperform: Unpacking the shifts with two pros
Dimensional Fund Advisors co-CEO and CIO Gerard O'Reilly and ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discuss the mutual fund industry's migration into the ETF wrapper.