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DFATDimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF

Grow my money27y track recordRanked #162 of 3,055 in this goal

Seeks long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns.

By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 1998

Annual Cost

0.28%

#1,282 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$14.5B

#210 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+20.0%

Track Record

27 years

#50 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,011+20.1%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Smid

Strategy

Active selection

Factor

Value

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 12.7% of funddiversified

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
5.9%
PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION
0.9%
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
0.9%
CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS, INC.
0.8%
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
0.8%
OVINTIV INC.
0.7%
APA CORPORATION
0.7%
VIATRIS INC.
0.7%
TD SYNNEX CORPORATION
0.7%
BALL CORPORATION
0.7%

Asset allocation

Stocks
100.0%

By sector

Financial Services
29.0%
Industrials
15.4%
Consumer Cyclical
14.7%
Energy
11.4%
Technology
7.6%
Healthcare
7.0%
Consumer Defensive
7.0%
Basic Materials
4.3%
Other
3.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
15.0%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-26.1%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.64Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.97Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns.
Strategy
Actively manages a portfolio of U.S. small and mid-cap companies, focusing on lower relative price stocks with higher profitability. The strategy emphasizes broad diversification and may involve trading futures and options to adjust market exposure.
Inception date
December 11, 1998
Fund family
Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Data updated on 2026-09-18