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Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU)

Large Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
53.16 USD -0.15 (-0.281%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 53.13 -0.03 (-0.030%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:07 a.m. EDT

The Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF presents a compelling case for long-term accumulation despite a tepid short-term outlook. Fundamentally, the asset is on a robust multi-year uptrend, having delivered a +42.56% cumulative return over the last four years with three out of four annual gains being positive. This trajectory reflects the successful execution of its core equity strategy, capturing broad market growth while maintaining a disciplined approach. The trailing P/E of 24.5x is reasonable for a large-cap equity fund, and the consistent dividend history—showing steady payouts ranging from $0.07 to $0.16 annually—provides a reliable income floor that currently yields just under 1%. While the short-term momentum is flat, with the price hovering near its 52-week highs without a distinct breakout, the underlying business quality and historical performance suggest the current valuation is fair. Investors should view this as a core holding for steady appreciation and income, ignoring the lack of immediate explosive catalysts.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.013254
AutoETS0.013411
AutoTheta0.019151
AutoARIMA0.028903

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 0.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.263
Excess Kurtosis 0.69
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 24.53

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:07 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually dormant with negligible open interest and volume across all expirations. Implied volatility is extremely low, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or hedging demand. The sparse data suggests the market views this ETF as a stable, low-beta holding rather than a vehicle for directional bets.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.24% 1.00% 1.13% 1.21%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 0.91

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 53.95
All Time Low 24.53
Ask 53.21
Ask Size 4,800
Average Daily Volume10 Day 481,650
Average Daily Volume3 Month 597,611
Average Volume 597,611
Average Volume10Days 481,650
Beta3 Year 1.01
Bid 53.2
Bid Size 800
Category Large Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 53.5699
Day Low 53.119
Dividend Yield 0.91
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.1667538
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 52.2169
Fifty Day Average Change 0.9431
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.018061202
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.434975
Fifty Two Week High 53.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.7900009
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.014643205
Fifty Two Week Low 43.675
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.485001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21717231
Fifty Two Week Range 43.675 - 53.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,605,796,200,000
Five Year Average Return 0.124359906
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.150002
Fullday Change Percent -0.281376
Fullday Price 53.13
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 CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_684170361
Nav Price 53.3343
Net Assets 12,422,090,800.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.12
Open 53.42
Phone 512-306-7400
Post Market Change -0.02999878
Post Market Change Percent -0.05643111
Post Market Price 53.13
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 53.31
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.150002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.281376
Regular Market Day High 53.5699
Regular Market Day Low 53.119
Regular Market Day Range 53.119 - 53.5699
Regular Market Open 53.42
Regular Market Previous Close 53.31
Regular Market Price 53.16
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 370,289
Short Name Dimensional US Core Equity Mark
Source Interval 15
Symbol DFAU
Three Year Average Return 0.2145544
Total Assets 12,422,090,752
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 24.534399
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 4.55405
Trailing Three Month Returns 4.55405
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.0116
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.1483994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08464117
Type Disp ETF
Volume 370,289
Yield 0.0091
Ytd Return 11.08091