Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU)Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
52.40 USD
-0.69
(-1.308%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:35 a.m. EDT
The Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF presents a compelling case for long-term accumulation despite recent price stagnation. Fundamentally, the underlying business has demonstrated robust health over the past four years, delivering a +46.55% cumulative return with three out of four years showing positive growth. Crucially, the asset avoids the severe penalty associated with multi-year declines, as the trailing twelve-month performance remains positive, suggesting the market has not yet punished the business with a structural discount. While the trailing P/E of 23.6x is elevated compared to broad market averages, this valuation premium is justified by the consistent revenue expansion and the defensive nature of the core equity exposure. The recent price action shows a slight recovery from the 52-week lows, trading near the 50-day moving average, which supports a constructive short-term outlook. However, the lack of significant options flow and the modest statistical forecast suggest that immediate explosive momentum is absent. Investors should view this as a solid core holding for compounding wealth over time rather than a vehicle for rapid short-term gains. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.023620 |
| AutoETS | 0.031528 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.032112 |
| MSTL | 0.032324 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 62% |
| H-stat | 0.39 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.438 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.33 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 22.76 |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:35 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across both calls and puts. The sparse data suggests a lack of speculative positioning or hedging activity, indicating the market is currently pricing in a range-bound or slow-moving environment rather than a sharp directional move.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.23% | 0.97% | 1.09% | 1.21% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | 0.122 | 0.229539 |
| 2026-06-23 | 0.120 | 0.236128 |
| 2026-03-24 | 0.110 | 0.242987 |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.120 | 0.257677 |
| 2025-09-23 | 0.120 | 0.263100 |
| 2025-06-24 | 0.115 | 0.276376 |
| 2025-03-25 | 0.090 | 0.227215 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.156 | 0.374460 |
| 2024-09-17 | 0.109 | 0.281073 |
| 2024-06-18 | 0.103 | 0.273427 |
| 2024-03-19 | 0.077 | 0.214664 |
| 2023-12-19 | 0.134 | 0.403129 |
| 2023-09-19 | 0.105 | 0.339916 |
| 2023-06-21 | 0.103 | 0.339150 |
| 2023-03-21 | 0.088 | 0.313837 |
| 2022-12-20 | 0.113 | 0.420387 |
| 2022-09-20 | 0.104 | 0.385328 |
| 2022-06-22 | 0.090 | 0.343511 |
| 2022-03-22 | 0.072 | 0.228789 |
| 2021-12-16 | 0.121 | 0.375543 |
| 2021-09-21 | 0.081 | 0.267415 |
| 2021-06-22 | 0.077 | 0.257784 |
| 2021-03-23 | 0.051 | 0.184448 |
| 2020-12-17 | 0.033 | 0.126534 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 53.95 |
| All Time Low | 24.53 |
| Ask | 52.47 |
| Ask Size | 2,600 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 535,580 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 550,934 |
| Average Volume | 550,934 |
| Average Volume10Days | 535,580 |
| Beta3 Year | 1.01 |
| Bid | 52.46 |
| Bid Size | 2,900 |
| Category | Large Blend |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 53.21 |
| Day Low | 52.3957 |
| Display Name | US Core Equity Market ETF |
| Dividend Yield | 0.9 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.3018649 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 53.0246 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.62890244 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.011860578 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 16.655684 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 53.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5543022 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.02881005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 43.675 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.720699 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.19967256 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 43.675 - 53.95 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,605,796,200,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.1252456 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.6943016 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.3077823 |
| Fullday Price | 52.3957 |
| Fund Family | Dimensional Fund Advisors |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,605,571,200 |
| 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 will invest in companies of all sizes, with increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies as compared to their representation in the U.S. Universe. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of U.S. companies. The Advisor may also increase or reduce the fund's exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a company's price momentum, short-run reversals and investment characteristics. |
| Long Name | Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_684170361 |
| Nav Price | 52.8249 |
| Net Assets | 12,783,483,900.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.12 |
| Open | 53.21 |
| Phone | 512-306-7400 |
| Previous Close | 53.09 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.6943016 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.3077823 |
| Regular Market Day High | 53.21 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 52.3957 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 52.3957 - 53.21 |
| Regular Market Open | 53.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 53.09 |
| Regular Market Price | 52.3957 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,176,916 |
| Regular Market Volume | 286,808 |
| Short Name | Dimensional US Core Equity Mark |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DFAU |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.2201438 |
| Total Assets | 12,783,483,904 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 22.762283 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 1.40887 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 1.40887 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 50.0582 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 2.3374977 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0466956 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 286,808 |
| Yield | 0.009 |
| Ytd Return | 12.60561 |