Is DFAU a good investment?

Dimensional - US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU) is a total US market ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFAU 6.0 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.0), lowest on Growth (3.0). It trades at 23.8 times earnings, against its own median of 21.8. Its ten largest holdings are 34% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is DFAU rated? ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU) 6.0 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU) 6.0 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 6.0 / 10
Growth: 3.0 / 10
Valuation: 4.1 / 10
Risk: 9.0 / 10
Quality: 8.0 / 10
Return: 6.7 / 10

What is DFAU's expense ratio? 0.12% a year

As of September 11, 2026, DFAU charges 0.12% a year, yields 1.13% and holds $12.7B in assets across 2209 positions.

Dimensional - US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU) — cost, income and size
Measure	DFAU
Expense ratio	0.12%
Dividend yield	1.13%
Assets under management	$12.7B
Holdings	2209

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 DFAU's data

Owns the U.S. stock market broadly, with a tilt toward companies that earn more on their capital.

Trades at a below-average price relative to earnings — you pay less for each dollar of profit than the typical fund.

Trailing P/E multiple of 23.8x is cheaper than the category median of 24.6x, and the fund earns a strong 26.0% return on the capital it invests across 2,209 holdings.

A broad core position that adds a quality tilt to a U.S. equity allocation.

Why did DFAU move this week? It fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Nvidia and Microsoft drove it

DFAU fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Nvidia (−4.4%), Microsoft (−2.8%) and Eli Lilly (−3.8%); Advanced Micro Devices (+13.1%) pushed the other way.

Is DFAU expensive right now? It trades at 23.8 times earnings, against its own median of 21.8

As of September 11, 2026, DFAU is more expensive than 75% of its own 71 monthly readings since 2020 — 53 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 DFAU? 42% Tech

What's inside DFAU: Size (Large 83%, Mid 13%, Small 4%); Geography (International 4%, US 97%); Tech 41.7%; Magnificent 7 30.3%; AI 19.9%; Semiconductors 15.3%; Memory 13.2%.

What are DFAU's top holdings? The ten largest are 34% of the fund

Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Broadcom, Meta Platforms, Micron Technology and JPMorgan Chase are DFAU's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 52% of US Total Market ETFs.

Half of DFAU's weight sits in its 36 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 57 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Dimensional - US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfau