Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (DFAX)
AMEX · inception 2021-09-13 · beta 0.97 · avg volume 729,397 · holdings as of 2026-10-15 · prices through 2026-10-16
AUM$12.2B
Holdings9,957
Top-10 weight8.8%
1-yr return+16.8%
Max drawdown 5y-27.9%
Volatility 1y16.8%
Performance vs S&P 500 (SPY)
■ DFAX■ SPY
Total return
1m
3m
6m
YTD
1y
3y
5y
DFAX
-3.0%
+1.6%
-1.2%
+9.9%
+16.8%
+72.3%
+60.5%
SPY
+0.3%
+2.9%
+7.5%
+11.7%
+15.1%
+80.0%
+84.9%
Rebased to 100 five years ago, weekly adjusted closes. Max drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough fall in that window (trough 2022-10-12). 3y and 5y returns are cumulative.
Top holdings
#
Ticker
Name
Weight
1
2330.TW
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANU
2.53%
2
005930.KS
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO
1.24%
3
TSM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANU
1.04%
4
ASML
ASML HOLDING NV
0.74%
5
000660.KS
SK HYNIX INC
0.72%
6
NVS
NOVARTIS AG ADR
0.62%
7
TTE.PA
TOTALENERGIES SE
0.54%
8
SHEL
SHELL PLC
0.53%
9
0700.HK
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD
0.43%
10
ROP.SW
ROCHE HOLDING AG
0.39%
Exposure
Sector
Financial Services19.3%
Technology18.5%
Industrials15.9%
Basic Materials10.7%
Consumer Cyclical8.4%
Energy6.8%
Healthcare5.8%
Consumer Defensive4.8%
Communication Services3.8%
Utilities2.8%
Unclassified1.6%
Country
JP16.0%
TW11.6%
CA8.2%
CN5.9%
GB5.8%
KR5.5%
CH4.7%
DE4.5%
IN4.4%
FR3.8%
AU3.8%
Weights of holdings joined to company profiles; bonds, cash and derivatives fall under Unclassified.
InsiderStreet scores of the holdings
Holdings-weighted score
Score
Percentile vs ETFs
Overall
54/100
26
Quality
67/100
28
Profitability
55/100
29
Balance sheet
65/100
53
Earnings quality
68/100
47
Growth
56/100
40
Value
63/100
82
Momentum
73/100
28
Risk (safety)
69/100
29
Portfolio fundamentals
Value
P/E
8.3
P/B
2.6
P/S
2.9
Earnings yield
12.0%
FCF yield
9.7%
ROE
37.6%
Net margin
35.0%
Revenue growth (yoy)
+20.6%
Dividend yield
2.74%
Debt / equity
0.23
Scores are weighted by holding; 98% of the fund's weight is in companies we score. Percentile ranks the fund among ETFs with at least half their weight scored. A score describes the holdings, not the outlook for the fund.
Most similar ETFs by holdings overlap
ETF
Name
Overlap
Shared holdings
AUM
DFIC
Dimensional - International Core Equity 2 ETF
61.8%
3,907
$15.2B
DFAI
Dimensional - International Core Equity Market
54.8%
3,592
$18.1B
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ET
54.4%
3,364
$57.8B
VTPSX
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
54.4%
5,983
$648.5B
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
54.4%
5,983
$666.4B
VTSNX
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
54.4%
5,983
$648.5B
Overlap = sum over shared holdings of the smaller of the two weights.