DFAL ETF — Dimensional US Large Cap Core Equity Market ETF

Dimensional US Large Cap Core Equity Market ETF (DFAL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DFAL is a low-cost ETF. its trailing-12-month yield is 0.17%, its expense ratio is 0.12%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 4.2% over the past 0.3 years, 0.1 points behind SPY at 4.3%.

Dimensional US Large Cap Core Equity Market ETF is an equity fund that tracks a portfolio of large-cap U.S. companies, investing at least 80% of its net assets in this segment. The fund does not maintain a regular distribution schedule, though it made a special one-time distribution recently; it carries a modest expense ratio of 0.12%. This fund appeals to core equity investors seeking broad large-cap U.S. market exposure with low costs.

DFAL performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 4.2% over the past 0.3 years, 0.1 points behind SPY at 4.3%.

DFAL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/22/2026

Expense ratio

0.12%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.17%

Last close

$51.44 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$1,745,215,406

Average volume

9927.0

Dividend

$0.088

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.17%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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; 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.

DFAL risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider DFAL — and who may not

DFAL may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFAL pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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