Dimensional Fund AdvisorsForeign Large BlendDFAX · NYSE Arca
Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAX)
- Price
- $38.06
- —11 Sept 2026
- Assets
- $12.6B
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.28%
- Category 0.85%
- Yield
- 2.24%
- Trailing distributions
- 3Y CAGR
- 21.1%+2.8%
- Category 18.3%
- 5Y CAGR
- —
- Category 8.6%
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Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 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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Holdings
The 10 largest positions make up 8.6% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 2330.TW | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2.22% |
| 005930.KQ | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 1.32% |
| TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR | 0.97% |
| 000660.KQ | SK hynix Inc | 0.80% |
| ASML | ASML Holding NV ADR | 0.63% |
| NVS | Novartis AG ADR | 0.63% |
| RY | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.57% |
| TTE.PA | TotalEnergies SE | 0.53% |
| SHEL | Shell PLC ADR (Representing - Ordinary Shares) | 0.45% |
| 0700.HK | Tencent Holdings Ltd | 0.45% |
Portfolio valuation
Weighted averages of what the fund holds.
- P/E
- 16.0
- P/B
- 1.9
- P/S
- 1.3
- P/CF
- 9.2
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Financial services19.7%
- Technology18.1%
- Industrials16.3%
- Materials10.7%
- Consumer discretionary9.2%
- Energy6.2%
- Health care6.0%
- Consumer staples5.0%
- Communication services4.3%
- Utilities2.7%
- Real estate1.8%
Asset mix
- Stocks100.1%
- Other0.1%
- Preferred shares0.0%
ETF details
- Issuer
- Dimensional Fund Advisors
- Category
- Equity · Foreign Large Blend
- Ticker
- DFAX
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- Inception
- 6 Mar 2008 (18.5 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.28% (category 0.85%)
- Holdings turnover
- 5% (category 45%)
- Distribution yield
- 2.24%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.98
- Total net assets
- $12.6B
Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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