DFUS ETF — Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF (DFUS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DFUS is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 0.94%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.87%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 90.1% over the past 5.3 years, 3.0 points behind SPY at 93.1%.

Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF is an actively managed ETF that invests broadly in U.S. equities, typically holding at least 80% of assets in securities of American companies and using futures and options to adjust equity exposure based on cash flows. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and a low expense ratio of 0.09%. It appeals to equity investors seeking active management and broad U.S. market exposure with a focus on cost efficiency.

DFUS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 90.1% over the past 5.3 years, 3.0 points behind SPY at 93.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.0%.

DFUS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.94%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/25/2001

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution rate

0.94%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.87%

Last close

$83.00 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$21,645,909,699

Average volume

670781.0

Dividend

$0.196

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

1.02

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.94%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.87%) 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.

DFUS risks and drawbacks

DFUS'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 9.0%.

Who may consider DFUS — and who may not

DFUS may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFUS 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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