Overview
Deep small- and mid-cap value from Dimensional — cheap, profitable smaller companies weighted more aggressively than plain value indexes dare.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| EQT | EQT Corp. | 0.8% |
| JXN | Jackson Financial | 0.7% |
| THC | Tenet Healthcare | 0.7% |
| AAL | American Airlines | 0.6% |
| CNX | CNX Resources | 0.6% |
| GAP | Gap Inc. | 0.6% |
| CMA | Comerica Inc. | 0.5% |
| RGA | Reinsurance Group | 0.5% |
| AR | Antero Resources | 0.5% |
| FNF | Fidelity National Fin. | 0.5% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
DFAT is Dimensional's strongest expression of the size and value premiums in US stocks — a strategy that traces to the firm's founding research and ran as a mutual fund since 1998 before converting to this ETF. It competes head-on with AVUV (built by Dimensional alumni) with a broader, slightly less concentrated book. The +25% trailing year shows what the small-value cycle looks like when it turns.
Who It's For
Factor investors sizing a deliberate small/mid-value tilt with a manager that has run the strategy for a quarter century. Comparable to AVUV — many evidence-based portfolios simply hold both.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | $46.72 | -- |
| 2022 | $43.45 | -7.0% |
| 2023 | $51.71 | +19.0% |
| 2024 | $56.36 | +9.0% |
| 2025 | $62.00 | +10.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | -- |
| 2018 | -- |
| 2019 | -- |
| 2020 | -- |
| 2021 | 1.30% |
| 2022 | 1.60% |
| 2023 | 1.50% |
| 2024 | 1.40% |
| 2025 | 1.30% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | $6B | -- |
| 2022 | $7B | +16.7% |
| 2023 | $8B | +14.3% |
| 2024 | $10B | +25.0% |
| 2025 | $12B | +20.0% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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