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Is DFAC a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) is a total US market ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFAC 6.5 out of 10 — highest on Risk (7.2), lowest on Value (5.3). It trades at 21.4 times earnings, against its own median of 21.1. Its ten largest holdings are 27% of the fund.

What stands out in DFAC's data

Owns the broad U.S. stock market through a core active strategy.

Trails the market's recent return — a gap that compounds over time for a core holding.

A 3-year annualized return of 23% sits below the category median of 25%. It holds 2,533 names, offering broad coverage in one fund.

A core position for a U.S.-anchored portfolio, built for broad exposure at a reasonable price.

How is DFAC rated? ETF Copilot scores Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) 6.5 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) 6.5 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.5 / 10
  • Growth: 6.2 / 10
  • Value: 5.3 / 10
  • Risk: 7.2 / 10
  • Quality: 7.1 / 10
  • Return: 6.7 / 10

Is DFAC expensive right now? It trades at 21.4 times earnings, against its own median of 21.1

As of October 28, 2026, DFAC is more expensive than 54% of its own last 5 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from DFAC's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside DFAC? 32% Tech

What's inside DFAC: Size (Large 70%, Mid 22%, Small 9%); Geography (International 4%, US 97%); Tech 32.3%; Magnificent 7 23.5%; AI 14.3%; Semiconductors 10.7%; Memory 9.4%.

What are DFAC's top holdings? The ten largest are 27% of the fund

Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Facebook, Alphabet, Broadcom, Eli Lilly, Micron Technology and JPMorgan Chase are DFAC's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 80% of US Total Market ETFs.

Half of DFAC's weight sits in its 81 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 84 equally weighted holdings.

What is DFAC's expense ratio? 0.21% a year

As of October 28, 2026, DFAC charges 0.21% a year, yields 0.88% and holds $49.1B in assets across 2533 positions.

Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) — cost, income and size
MeasureDFAC
Expense ratio0.21%
Dividend yield0.88%
Assets under management$49.1B
Holdings2533

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfac

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