DFIC ETF — Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF (DFIC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DFIC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.96%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.53%, its expense ratio is 0.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Total return is 69.7% over the past 4.6 years, 10.3 points behind SPY at 80.0%.

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF is an equity fund that invests in a broad and diverse group of non-U.S. companies in developed markets across all market capitalizations, with a tilt toward smaller companies, lower valuations, and higher profitability. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate, with a low expense ratio of 0.22%. It appeals to income investors seeking international equity exposure with factor-based tilts, as well as those building globally diversified portfolios.

DFIC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 69.7% over the past 4.6 years, 10.3 points behind SPY at 80.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.0%.

DFIC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.78%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/23/2022

Expense ratio

0.22%

Distribution rate

1.96%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.53%

Last close

$37.77 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$15,017,055,099

Average volume

1659069.0

Dividend

$0.185

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.93

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.96%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.53%) 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 or company page; 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.

DFIC risks and drawbacks

DFIC'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 11.0%.

Who may consider DFIC — and who may not

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