DFAC ETF — Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAC)

Updated October 2, 2026.

DFAC is a low-cost ETF linked to U.S. broad-market equities with size, value, and profitability tilts. its distribution rate is 0.86%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.88%, its expense ratio is 0.17%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 98/100 (Safe). Total return is 79.5% over the past 5.3 years, 15.6 points behind SPY at 95.1%.

At the current 0.86% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $86 per year, or about $21.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF is an equity fund that provides exposure to a broad and diverse group of U.S. company stocks, with tilts toward smaller companies, value characteristics, and profitable firms. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.17%. It appeals to income investors seeking diversified U.S. equity exposure combined with regular income generation.

DFAC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 79.5% over the past 5.3 years, 15.6 points behind SPY at 95.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.5%.

DFAC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

98 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.84%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/15/2021

Predecessor fund inception

10/04/2007

Expense ratio

0.17%

Distribution rate

0.86%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.88%

Last close

$44.97 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$49,083,605,058

Average volume

1923800.0

Last dividend

$0.097

Last ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Last payment date

09/24/2026 (as of 2026-09-24)

Beta

0.98

P/E ratio

21.4502

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.86%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.88%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Dimensional or company page; Index: U.S. broad-market equities with size, value, and profitability tilts; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DFAC risks and drawbacks

DFAC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.5%.

Who may consider DFAC — and who may not

DFAC may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFAC pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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