DFGR ETF — Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF

Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF (DFGR)

DFGR is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.86%, its expense ratio is 0.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 27.4% over the past 3.8 years, 79.8 points behind SPY at 107.2%.

At the current 1.93% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $193 per year, or about $48.25 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF is an ETF that uses a market capitalization-weighted approach to invest in a broad, diversified portfolio of real estate companies across developed and emerging markets, with a particular focus on REITs and REIT-like entities of all sizes. The fund distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate and carries a low expense ratio of 0.22%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking broad exposure to global real estate equities.

DFGR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 27.4% over the past 3.8 years, 79.8 points behind SPY at 107.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.2%.

DFGR key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.91%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/06/2022

Expense ratio

0.22%

Distribution rate

1.93%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.86%

Last close

$27.82 (as of 2026-09-22)

NAV

$27.87

Premium / discount

0.18% discount

AUM

$3,759,068,871

Average volume

539270.0

Last dividend

$0.134

Last ex-dividend date

06/23/2026 (as of 2026-06-23)

Last payment date

06/25/2026 (as of 2026-06-25)

Beta

0.98

P/E ratio

22.2293

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.93%) 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 (3.86%) 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.

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.

DFGR risks and drawbacks

DFGR'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 9.2%.

Who may consider DFGR — and who may not

DFGR may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFGR 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.

Frequently asked questions

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