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Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF
DFAU

Overview Fund Activity
45.44 USD
+0.20
0.44%
At close Updated Sep 15, 4:00 PM EDT
Pre-market
After hours
45.46
+0.02
0.04%
1 day
0.44%
5 days
1.61%
1 month
2.88%
3 months
10.05%
6 months
16.6%
Year to date
12.36%
1 year
16.99%
5 years
83.82%
10 years
83.82%
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)

9,858% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $26K

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 16

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 232 | Existing positions reduced: 158

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.86B [Q1] → $5.71B (+$851M) [Q2]

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 473 [Q1] → 492 (+19) [Q2]

0.16% more ownership

Funds ownership: 67.62% [Q1] → 67.78% (+0.16%) [Q2]

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 103 [Q1] → 100 (-3) [Q2]

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Financial journalist opinion

Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
DFAU: A Small-Cap Value Tilt Won't Move The Needle
DFAU offers broad U.S. equity exposure with a modest tilt to undervalued, profitable small caps, but closely tracks S&P 500 performance. Short-term macro challenges—slowing growth, rising unemployment risk, and inflation—may create opportunity costs for equity investors. Despite market optimism and strong equity allocations, high valuations and persistent macro risks warrant a cautious approach for now.
DFAU: A Small-Cap Value Tilt Won't Move The Needle
Positive
Seeking Alpha
8 months ago
DFAU: A Broad Exposure ETF Highly Correlated With The Russell 3000 Index
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF offers broad exposure to U.S. equities, closely tracking the Russell 3000 index with a slight mid-cap bias. DFAU's valuation metrics are slightly lower than the benchmark, driven by underweight positions in high-multiple sectors like real estate and certain tech stocks. The fund's performance has aligned closely with the Russell 3000, benefiting from significant mega-cap exposure.
DFAU: A Broad Exposure ETF Highly Correlated With The Russell 3000 Index
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
DFAU: When Diversification Becomes A Problem, Not A Solution
DFAU is a diversified ETF tracking the Russell 3000 with a low expense ratio and high concentration in tech, finance, healthcare, and consumer cyclical sectors. Diversification is important for risk mitigation, but can limit upside potential in a portfolio, as seen with DFAU's broad market exposure. Periodic rebalancing based on market trends can help generate alpha in a diversified portfolio, while still allowing for sector-specific investments to capture potential returns.
DFAU: When Diversification Becomes A Problem, Not A Solution
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