Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF

DFAC

Market cap $37.8B

Overview Fund Activity

38.31 USD

-0.01

0.03%

At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

38.00

-0.31

0.81%

1 day

-0.03%

5 days

0.6%

1 month

2.54%

3 months

10.4%

6 months

14.63%

Year to date

10.85%

1 year

13.98%

5 years

43.48%

10 years

43.48%

0

Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

417% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.31M | Put options by funds: $254K

134% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 35

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 420 | Existing positions reduced: 307

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.6B [Q1] → $28.1B (+$2.49B) [Q2]

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 987 [Q1] → 1,012 (+25) [Q2]

0.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 81.44% [Q1] → 80.94% (-0.5%) [Q2]

1% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 259 [Q1] → 256 (-3) [Q2]

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DFAC: An Equivalent To A Broad Market ETF

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