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Dimensional US Real Estate ETF (DFAR)

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Price: $25.55; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $1.7B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.19%; Category 1.08%
Yield: 2.71%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: 9.2%+2.1%; Category 7.1%
3Y CAGR: 10.0%+0.7%; Category 9.3%
5Y CAGR: —; Category 1.8%

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Dimensional US Real Estate ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-2.6%	-3.7%	+5.3%	+12.4%	+9.2%	+10.0%	—	—	+2.9%
Real Estate average	-3.0%	-3.6%	5.3%	9.7%	7.1%	9.3%	1.8%	4.4%	5.3%
Difference	+0.5%	0.0%	0.0%	+2.7%	+2.1%	+0.7%	—	—	-2.4%

Holdings

The 10 largest positions make up 50.0% of the fund.

Top holdings

Largest holdings by weight
Ticker	Holding	Weight
WELL	Welltower Inc	7.97%
PLD	Prologis Inc	6.93%
EQIX	Equinix Inc	5.43%
AMT	American Tower Corp	4.70%
DLR	Digital Realty Trust Inc	4.53%
SPG	Simon Property Group Inc	4.52%
O	Realty Income Corp	4.47%
PSA	Public Storage	4.00%
VMRK	Vivmark Residential	3.76%
VTR	Ventas Inc	3.64%

Portfolio valuation

Weighted averages of what the fund holds.

P/E: 29.5
P/B: 2.6
P/S: 6.8
P/CF: 16.2

Sector allocation

Share of the equity the fund holds.

Real estate100.0%

Asset mix

Stocks100.0%

ETF details

Issuer: Dimensional Fund Advisors
Category: Equity · Real Estate
Ticker: DFAR
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 23 Feb 2022 (4.5 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.19% (category 1.08%)
Holdings turnover: 7% (category 66%)
Distribution yield: 2.71%
Beta, 3 years: 0.96
Total net assets: $1.7B

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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