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DIMENSIONAL WORLD EX US CORE EQUITY 2 ETF
$36.29+0.81% vs prior close
313952-WK
Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.
The investment objective of the Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF (the "World ex US Core Equity ETF" or "Portfolio") is to achieve long-term capital appreciation while considering federal tax implications of investment decisions.
DFAX price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | DFAX close |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $37.41 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $37.27 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $37.02 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $36.82 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $37.28 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $37.45 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $37.54 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $37.08 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $36.80 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $37.08 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $36.92 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $37.00 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $36.58 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $36.65 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $36.52 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $36.45 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $36.54 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $36.71 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $36.09 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $35.99 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $36.00 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $36.29 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +10.9% so far this year. At 0.30% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IVV has a reported fee of 0.03%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$7.2Bassets under management
0.30%expense ratio · $30 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
656Kavg daily volume, 30 days
9725holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 30, 2023 · beta 1.08
Sector weights
- Food Products25%
- Finance19.12%
- Consumer Discretionary18.82%
- Financial Services17.18%
- Industrials17.17%
- Financials16.74%
- Consumer Cyclical12.3%
- Information Technology12.09%
- Technology11.99%
- Materials10.36%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Food Products | 25% |
| Finance | 19.12% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 18.82% |
| Financial Services | 17.18% |
| Industrials | 17.17% |
| Financials | 16.74% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 12.3% |
| Information Technology | 12.09% |
| Technology | 11.99% |
| Materials | 10.36% |
Country weights
- Other20.12%
- Japan15.79%
- United Kingdom8.05%
- India7.17%
- China6.87%
- Canada6.33%
- Taiwan6.21%
- Switzerland6.09%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Other | 20.12% |
| Japan | 15.79% |
| United Kingdom | 8.05% |
| India | 7.17% |
| China | 6.87% |
| Canada | 6.33% |
| Taiwan | 6.21% |
| Switzerland | 6.09% |
Performance
| 1 week | -1.1% |
| 1 month | -3.6% |
| 3 months | +0.1% |
| 6 months | -0.1% |
| YTD | +10.9% |
| 1 year | +13.1% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.0%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
2calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
820Kshares traded
The case against DFAX
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat DFAX on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $40.7B | +$609M | -27bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$609M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.4B | +$497M | -26bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $188.2B | +$1.6B | -23bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$1.6B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF | 0.07% | $12.5B | +$415M | -23bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$415M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF | 0.06% | $41.6B | — | -24bp on fee · 6× the assets | Head-to-head |
