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DFAXDimensionalACTIVE

DIMENSIONAL WORLD EX US CORE EQUITY 2 ETF

$37.54+0.24% vs prior close
313952-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 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.

Price & daily flows
38.137.637.237.54DAILY NET FLOWSep 8Sep 17Sep 25Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +14.7% 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
664Kavg daily volume, 30 days
9725holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 30, 2023 · beta 1.06
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%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
Other20.12%
Japan15.79%
United Kingdom8.05%
India7.17%
China6.87%
Canada6.33%
Taiwan6.21%
Switzerland6.09%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.4%
1 month-2.8%
3 months+0.9%
6 months+9.7%
YTD+14.7%
1 year+18.1%
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
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-2.8%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
492Kshares 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.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-27bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-26bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$190.8B+$1.7B-23bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$1.7B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$12.5B+$415M-23bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$415M in over the monthHead-to-head
SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF0.06%$41.6B—-24bp on fee · 6× the assetsHead-to-head
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