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Dimensional California Municipal Bond ETF (DFCA)

Muni California Intermediate | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
48.28 USD +0.28 (0.573%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 12:46 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 5:08 a.m. EDT

The California municipal bond market is currently under pressure, evidenced by the asset trading near its 52-week lows and failing to hold gains against its 200-day moving average. While the recent 45-day statistical forecast suggests a negligible upward drift, the broader technical picture remains flat to slightly bearish, offering no compelling case for a tactical momentum play. On the income side, the monthly distributions are steady and reliable, providing a yield that competes well with other fixed-income alternatives without signs of distress. However, the long-term outlook is muted; although the fund has managed a modest positive return over the last two years, the most recent annual period saw a decline, signaling that the market is currently pricing in headwinds for the California municipal sector. This makes the security a suitable holding for income preservation but unattractive for capital appreciation.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.013529
AutoETS0.013529
MSTL0.013691
AutoTheta0.013902

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 74%
H-stat 88.21
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.095
Excess Kurtosis -0.83

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.27% 2.77% 2.85% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-22 0.131 0.270997
2026-08-18 0.105 0.212250
2026-07-21 0.115 0.231156
2026-06-23 0.133 0.265856
2026-05-19 0.108 0.217304
2026-04-21 0.087 0.173653
2026-03-24 0.134 0.269509
2026-02-18 0.097 0.191722
2026-01-21 0.038 0.075517
2025-12-16 0.211 0.422761
2025-11-18 0.103 0.205630
2025-10-21 0.117 0.233533
2025-09-23 0.111 0.222400
2025-08-19 0.117 0.237708
2025-07-22 0.115 0.234742
2025-06-24 0.114 0.231806
2025-05-20 0.129 0.262408
2025-04-22 0.126 0.258621
2025-03-25 0.139 0.279791
2025-02-19 0.103 0.205778
2025-01-22 0.045 0.090162
2024-12-17 0.227 0.452146
2024-11-19 0.114 0.226361
2024-10-22 0.150 0.298151
2024-09-17 0.093 0.183667
2024-08-20 0.137 0.271502
2024-07-16 0.117 0.232563
2024-06-18 0.105 0.209218
2024-05-21 0.139 0.277961
2024-04-16 0.112 0.224269
2024-03-19 0.095 0.187821
2024-02-21 0.124 0.245423
2024-01-17 0.021 0.041535
2023-12-19 0.194 0.383323
2023-11-21 0.115 0.231435
2023-10-24 0.136 0.279605
2023-09-19 0.092 0.185784
2023-08-22 0.043 0.086450
2023-07-18 0.047 0.093598
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 2.89

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 51.02
All Time Low 47.3
Ask 48.28
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 240,540
Average Daily Volume3 Month 275,990
Average Volume 275,990
Average Volume10Days 240,540
Beta3 Year 0.59
Bid 48.27
Bid Size 100
Category Muni California Intermediate
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 48.32
Day Low 48.248
Display Name California Municipal Bond ETF
Dividend Yield 2.89
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 48.76258
Fifty Day Average Change -0.48757935
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.009999047
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.3252945
Fifty Two Week High 50.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.5049973
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04933039
Fifty Two Week Low 47.3
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9750023
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.020613156
Fifty Two Week Range 47.3 - 50.78
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,687,872,600,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.27500153
Fullday Change Percent 0.57291985
Fullday Price 48.275
Fund Family Dimensional Fund Advisors
Fund Inception Date 1,687,737,600
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 seek to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in a universe of investment grade municipal securities, the interest on which is exempt from regular federal income tax and the state personal income tax of California. The portfolio may also invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to gain exposure to the municipal bond market pending investment in municipal bonds.
Long Name Dimensional California Municipal Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1832771021
Nav Price 48.0594
Net Assets 557,716,290.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.19
Open 48.28
Phone 512-306-7400
Previous Close 48.0
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.27500153
Regular Market Change Percent 0.5728602
Regular Market Day High 48.32
Regular Market Day Low 48.248
Regular Market Day Range 48.248 - 48.32
Regular Market Open 48.28
Regular Market Previous Close 48.0
Regular Market Price 48.275
Regular Market Time 1,792,082,771
Regular Market Volume 23,170
Short Name Dimensional California Municipa
Source Interval 15
Symbol DFCA
Three Year Average Return 0.0213225
Total Assets 557,716,288
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -4.23567
Trailing Three Month Returns -4.23567
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 49.80291
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.5279083
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.030679097
Type Disp ETF
Volume 23,170
Yield 0.028900001
Ytd Return -2.85655