DFAXDimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
Seeks long-term capital appreciation while considering federal tax implications of investment decisions.
By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 2008
Annual Cost
0.28%
#1,282 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$12.6B
#239 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+22.9%
Track Record
18 years
#584 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,306+23.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 11.5% of funddiversified
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
4.5%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
1.5%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
1.1%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
1.0%
Novartis AG
0.7%
TOTALENERGIES SE
0.6%
SK hynix Inc.
0.6%
Fujikura Ltd.
0.6%
ASML Holding N.V.
0.6%
Tencent Holdings Limited
0.5%
Asset allocation
Stocks
100.1%
Other
0.1%
By sector
Financial Services
19.7%
Technology
18.1%
Industrials
16.3%
Basic Materials
10.7%
Consumer Cyclical
9.2%
Energy
6.2%
Healthcare
6.0%
Consumer Defensive
5.0%
Other
8.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
16.7%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-28.2%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.08Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.57Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation while considering federal tax implications of investment decisions.
- Strategy
- Actively manages a diverse portfolio of non-U.S. equity securities across all company sizes, emphasizing lower relative price and higher profitability. The strategy includes tax management to maximize after-tax value and may involve trading in various markets, including developed and emerging markets.
- Inception date
- March 6, 2008
- Fund family
- Dimensional Fund Advisors
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Data updated on 2026-09-18