Is DFAT a good investment?

Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) is a US large-cap value ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFAT 4.6 out of 10 — highest on Risk (6.8), lowest on Quality (0.5). It trades at 13.7 times earnings, against its own median of 13.1. Its ten largest holdings are 7% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is DFAT rated? ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) 4.6 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) 4.6 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.6 / 10
Growth: 4.2 / 10
Valuation: 5.7 / 10
Risk: 6.8 / 10
Quality: 0.5 / 10
Return: 5.5 / 10

What is DFAT's expense ratio? 0.28% a year

As of September 11, 2026, DFAT charges 0.28% a year, yields 1.95% and holds $14.4B in assets across 1195 positions.

Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) — cost, income and size
Measure	DFAT
Expense ratio	0.28%
Dividend yield	1.95%
Assets under management	$14.4B
Holdings	1195

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.

What stands out in DFAT's data

Small- and mid-cap U.S. value stocks, selected for their price relative to earnings.

Priced well below the typical large-value fund — you pay less for each dollar of earnings.

Trailing EBITDA multiple of 8.8x sits among the cheapest in its category, versus a 14.6x median. Return on invested capital runs at 9.4%.

A value-tilted sleeve that buys smaller companies at a discount — wider swings for a bigger price gap.

Why did DFAT move this week? It fell 1.6% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Cooper and J M Smucker CO COM STK drove it

DFAT fell 1.6% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Cooper (−23.7%), J M Smucker CO COM STK (−5.7%) and Ball (−4.8%); Skyworks Solutions (+23.6%) pushed the other way.

Is DFAT expensive right now? It trades at 13.7 times earnings, against its own median of 13.1

As of September 11, 2026, DFAT is more expensive than 67% of its own 51 monthly readings since 2021 — 34 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DFAT?

What's inside DFAT: Size (Large 0%, Mid 57%, Small 43%); Geography (International 8%, US 92%); Tech 7.9%; AI 0.1%; Semiconductors 1.6%; Memory 0.4%.

What are DFAT's top holdings? The ten largest are 7% of the fund

CNH Industrial, Ovintiv, APA, HF Sinclair, Borg-Warner, Permian, Ball, J M Smucker CO COM STK, Toll Brothers and Antero Resources are DFAT's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 98% of US Large Cap Value ETFs.

Half of DFAT's weight sits in its 146 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 398 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfat