DFIC ETF — Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF

Dimensional International Core Equity 2 ETF (DFIC)

DFIC is an ETF. As of August 26, 2026, its distribution rate is 2.28%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.28%, its expense ratio is 0.22%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 91/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 77.1% over the past 4.4 years, 3.0 points behind SPY at 80.1%.

At the current 2.28% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $228 per year, or $19.00 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

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

Data as of August 26, 2026.

Fund total return is 77.1% over the past 4.4 years, 3.0 points behind SPY at 80.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.0%.

DFIC key facts

Data as of August 26, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

91 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.07%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/23/2022

Expense ratio

0.22%

Distribution rate

2.28%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.28%

Last close

$39.60

AUM

$15,432,860,276

Average volume

1826655.0

Last dividend

$0.4600

Ex-dividend date

06/23/2026

Payment date

06/25/2026

Beta

0.92

P/E ratio

17.9651

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.28%) 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 (2.28%) 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. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 26, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 26, 2026.

Primary sources: Dimensional fund 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, moderate current income with a quality tilt. 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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