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DFACDimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

Grow my money18y track recordRanked #82 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks long-term capital appreciation while considering federal income tax implications.

By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

0.17%

#746 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$49.1B

#66 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+18.3%

Track Record

18 years

#523 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,835+18.3%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Active selection

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 28.3% of funddiversified

NVIDIA CORPORATION
5.6%
APPLE INC.
4.7%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
3.9%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
3.3%
AMAZON.COM, INC.
3.1%
ALPHABET INC.
2.1%
META PLATFORMS, INC.
1.9%
ALPHABET INC.
1.7%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
1.0%
BROADCOM INC.
0.9%

Asset allocation

Stocks
100.0%

By sector

Technology
30.2%
Financial Services
14.9%
Industrials
11.9%
Healthcare
10.4%
Consumer Cyclical
10.3%
Communication
6.8%
Energy
5.8%
Consumer Defensive
4.8%
Other
5.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
12.5%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-23.1%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.00Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.47Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation while considering federal income tax implications.
Strategy
Actively manages a diverse portfolio of U.S. equity securities, emphasizing smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies. The strategy balances long-term expected returns with shorter-term trading considerations and aims to minimize capital gains taxes.
Inception date
October 4, 2007
Fund family
Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Data updated on 2026-09-18