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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)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★☆☆
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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.023620
AutoETS0.031528
AutoARIMA0.032112
MSTL0.032324

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.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.23% 0.97% 1.09% 1.21%
Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.9

Info Dump

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