Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC)Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
42.09 USD
+0.55
(1.324%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 42.28 +0.19 (0.451%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 6:40 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:30 a.m. EDT
DFAC is exhibiting a 'dead cat bounce' or short-term trend exhaustion followed by a potential 'melt up' based on the purely call-biased options flow supporting higher strikes. While the long-term fundamentals are neutral-to-negative due to high valuations and lack of clear secular growth, the technical setup and options positioning suggest a high-conviction, short-term trade for upside momentum over the next month before potential reversion to the mean. It is a tactical play, not a core holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.020716 |
| AutoTheta | 0.022626 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.028375 |
| MSTL | 0.028737 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.134 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.61 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 24.16 |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:30 a.m. EDT: Options flow is heavily skewed towards in-the-money (ITM) calls near-term. The April and May expirations show significant support putatively 'hedging' or sizing up at 40.00 and 39.00 strikes for calls, while OTM call strikes show zero open interest. This asymmetry indicates speculators are positioned for continuation or overshoot above the current price (~42.09) rather than a blow-off top. Volatility is relatively flat/low (IV 0.7 ATM for April calls), suggesting complacency, but the positioning (all ITM) implies conviction in an upside move or a strong hold position rather than aggressive downside betting. OTM put volume/utilization is minimal, reinforcing the bullish technical bias.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 1.06% | 1.16% | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | 0.098 | 0.251475 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.091 | 0.231370 |
| 2025-09-23 | 0.106 | 0.276580 |
| 2025-06-24 | 0.106 | 0.302987 |
| 2025-03-25 | 0.083 | 0.247515 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.100 | 0.285063 |
| 2024-09-17 | 0.094 | 0.284138 |
| 2024-06-18 | 0.097 | 0.305386 |
| 2024-03-19 | 0.065 | 0.212682 |
| 2023-12-19 | 0.103 | 0.361452 |
| 2023-09-19 | 0.097 | 0.369877 |
| 2023-06-21 | 0.092 | 0.357241 |
| 2023-03-21 | 0.059 | 0.245119 |
| 2022-12-20 | 0.124 | 0.534204 |
| 2022-09-20 | 0.088 | 0.385391 |
| 2022-06-22 | 0.090 | 0.407747 |
| 2022-03-22 | 0.062 | 0.234986 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.114 | 0.424772 |
| 2021-09-21 | 0.077 | 0.306376 |
| 2021-06-22 | 0.064 | 0.256448 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 42.29 |
| All Time Low | 21.99 |
| Ask | 42.29 |
| Ask Size | 9,400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,043,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,335,835 |
| Average Volume | 3,335,835 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,043,160 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.05 |
| Bid | 40.0 |
| Bid Size | 11,900 |
| Category | Large Blend |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 42.29 |
| Day Low | 41.8 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.03 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.7423658 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 40.1878 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.9021988 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.04733274 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 39.463223 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 42.29 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.20000076 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.004729268 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 29.87 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 12.219999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4091061 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 29.87 - 42.29 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,623,677,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1120743 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | Dimensional Fund Advisors |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,191,456,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of equity securities of U.S. companies. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio. |
| Long Name | Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_54170391 |
| Nav Price | 42.1033 |
| Net Assets | 40,419,017,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.17 |
| Open | 41.8 |
| Phone | 512-306-7400 |
| Post Market Change | 0.18999863 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.45141038 |
| Post Market Price | 42.28 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,465,600 |
| Previous Close | 41.54 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.549999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.32402 |
| Regular Market Day High | 42.29 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 41.8 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 41.8 - 42.29 |
| Regular Market Open | 41.8 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 41.54 |
| Regular Market Price | 42.09 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,031,974 |
| Short Name | Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DFAC |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1928919 |
| Total Assets | 40,419,016,704 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 24.15681 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -1.55487 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -1.55487 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 38.968 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.1220016 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08011706 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 2,031,974 |
| Yield | 0.010299999 |
| Ytd Return | -1.55487 |