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U.S. Core Equity 2 Portfolio ETF Class Shares

DFAC

Market cap $49.4B

45.30 USD

+0.07

0.15%

At close Updated Oct 28, 1:00 PM EDT

1 day

0.15%

5 days

0.67%

1 month

1.3%

3 months

2.1%

6 months

7.73%

Year to date

13.85%

1 year

15.03%

5 years

61.21%

10 years

69.66%

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Actively Managed ETFs Are Giving In to the Price War—To the Benefit of Investors

The value proposition of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has long been simple: pay a very modest fee for the ease of a ready-to-buy portfolio of stocks that are accessible with a single trade and that are rebalanced and maintained by someone else.

Actively Managed ETFs Are Giving In to the Price War—To the Benefit of Investors

Dimensional's ‘New' ETFs Are Really ETF Share Classes

Three Dimensional Fund Advisors ETFs that NYSE Arca announced as Monday launches are not new funds at all. Instead, they are existing ETFs that now trade as share classes of older Dimensional mutual funds, according to the firm.

Dimensional's ‘New' ETFs Are Really ETF Share Classes

DFAC: The Tilt Is There, But It Is Not Enough

DFA Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF is rated Hold due to insufficient differentiation versus total-market ETFs and higher fees. DFAC's systematic active approach tilts toward smaller-cap, lower-valuation, and higher-profitability stocks but overlaps heavily with market-cap-weighted peers. Recent outperformance over DFUS is attributed to temporary market factors, not sustainable structural advantages.

DFAC: The Tilt Is There, But It Is Not Enough

Dimensional Consolidates $250B Lineup Into ETF Share Classes

A “slow-moving avalanche” was a phrase thrown around at the ETF Exchange 2026 event earlier this year to describe the prospect of ETF share classes making their way through the market.

Dimensional Consolidates $250B Lineup Into ETF Share Classes

ETF Prime: The Top ETF Launches of the Past Decade

The top ETF launches of the past decade were the focus on this week's ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci and Cynthia Murphy, director of research at VettaFi, counted down the 10 most successful debuts by current assets.

ETF Prime: The Top ETF Launches of the Past Decade

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After Watching Small Cap Value Crush Growth by 9 Points in 2026 These 3 ETFs Captured the Premium Best

Small-cap value has done something in 2026 that few investors positioned for: it pulled meaningfully ahead of the growth complex that defined the prior decade.

After Watching Small Cap Value Crush Growth by 9 Points in 2026 These 3 ETFs Captured the Premium Best

Why Flows Into Active ETFs Are Outpacing Total Market Share

The ETF landscape is undergoing a structural shift as financial advisors increasingly pivot from pure passive indexing toward active management. While the ETF Rule of 2019 provided the regulatory spark, current market volatility and the quest for tax efficiency have accelerated active ETF adoption.

Why Flows Into Active ETFs Are Outpacing Total Market Share

The Alpha Brew: Dimensional Discusses Active Filtering Strategy at Exchange 2026

About a quarter of the way into 2026, Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is already having a monumental year. The global investment firm just made history launching the first actively managed ETF share class last week.

The Alpha Brew: Dimensional Discusses Active Filtering Strategy at Exchange 2026

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There is A Low Cost Emerging Markets ETF Quietly Embarrassing Active Fund Managers This Year

Most actively managed emerging markets funds charge 0.75% or more in annual fees, and the majority still fail to beat their benchmarks over a full market cycle.

There is A Low Cost Emerging Markets ETF Quietly Embarrassing Active Fund Managers This Year

2025 Marked a Record Number of Mutual Fund to ETF Conversions

2025 will go down as another year of record-breaking achievements for exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Among the past year's highlights was a record number of mutual funds converting to ETFs, as noted by Ben Johnson, Morningstar Head of Client Solutions, via a LinkedIn post.

2025 Marked a Record Number of Mutual Fund to ETF Conversions

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