DFIV ETF — Dimensional International Value ETF

Dimensional International Value ETF (DFIV)

Updated November 13, 2026.

DFIV is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 1.98%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.74%, its expense ratio is 0.27%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 75/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 105.4% over the past 5.2 years, 23.5 points ahead of SPY at 81.9%.

At the current 1.98% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $198 per year, or about $49.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Dimensional International Value ETF is an actively managed fund investing in large-cap value stocks from developed markets outside the United States, with a focus on tax efficiency through strategic trading designed to minimize capital gains realization. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and has a low expense ratio of 0.27%. It appeals to investors seeking international equity exposure with an emphasis on value stocks and tax-aware portfolio management.

DFIV performance versus SPY

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 105.4% over the past 5.2 years, 23.5 points ahead of SPY at 81.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 21.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.7%.

DFIV key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

75 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.49%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/16/1999

Expense ratio

0.27%

Distribution rate

1.98%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.74%

Last close

$56.89 (as of 2026-11-13)

AUM

$22,422,786,335

Average volume

1,166,529

Dividend

$0.282

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.76

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.98%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.282) × 4 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-13; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.74%) 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.

DFIV risks and drawbacks

DFIV'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.7%.

Who may consider DFIV — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFIV pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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