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DFAUDimensional US Core Equity Market ETF

Grow my money5y track recordRanked #156 of 2,992 in this goal

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 2020

Annual Cost

0.12%

#474 of 5,854 · low cost

Fund Size

$12.3B

#232 of 5,854 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+20.2%

Track Record

5 years

#2,185 of 5,854 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,067+20.7%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 34.7% of fundwell diversified

NVIDIA CORPORATION
6.8%
APPLE INC.
5.8%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
4.6%
AMAZON.COM, INC.
3.7%
ALPHABET INC.
3.1%
BROADCOM INC.
2.6%
ALPHABET INC.
2.5%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
2.1%
META PLATFORMS, INC.
2.0%
TESLA, INC.
1.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks
100.0%
Cash
0.0%

By sector

Technology
35.0%
Financial Services
12.7%
Industrials
10.6%
Consumer Cyclical
10.3%
Communication
9.1%
Healthcare
9.0%
Consumer Defensive
4.5%
Energy
3.9%
Other
4.9%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
12.9%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-23.6%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.97Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.42Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy
Actively manages a diverse portfolio of equity securities of U.S. companies of all sizes, with a focus on lower relative price and higher profitability. The strategy emphasizes long-term expected returns while balancing risk through broad diversification and may involve higher portfolio turnover.
Inception date
November 17, 2020
Fund family
Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Data updated on 2026-08-03