Dimensional World Equity ETF
Key Statistics
Historical Performance
Total return including reinvested distributions, from adjusted closing prices.
Price History
Price history is being compiled for this fund.
Top Holdings
Top 6 holdings as of Jan 31, 2026 · source: SEC N-PORT. Full holdings & prospectus →
About DFAW
TheWorld Equity ETF is a “fund of funds”, which means that the Portfolio generally allocatesits assets among other funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Underlying Funds”),although it has the flexibility to invest directly in securities and derivatives. The Portfolio allocatesits assets to Underlying Funds that invest in domestic and international equity securities.Toachieve the Portfolio’s and the Underlying Funds’ investment objectives, Dimensional FundAdvisors LP (the “Advisor”) implements an integrated investment approach that combines research,portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolio’sand Underlying Funds’ designs emphasize long-term drivers of expected returns identified by theAdvisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies, sectors,and countries. The Advisor’s portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-termdrivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs.ThePortfolio is designed to provide exposure to a broad portfolio of equity securities of both U.S. companiesand non-U.S. companies associated with countries with developed and emerging markets, primarily by purchasingshares of the Underlying Funds. In addition, the Portfolio further diversifies its investment portfolioby allocating its assets among Underlying Funds that provide exposure to companies in all market capitalizationranges, as well as real estate securities. The Portfolio and certain Underlying Funds may invest witha moderate to meaningful emphasis on securities of smaller, lower relative price, and higher profitabilitycompanies.The Portfolio invests substantially all of its assets in theDimensional US Core Equity 1 ETF, Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF, Dimensional International Core Equity2 ETF, Dimensional Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 ETF, and Dimensional Global Real Estate ETF. The Portfolio,directly or indirectly through its investment in the Underlying Funds, intends to invest its assets togain exposure to at least three different countries, including the United States. Periodically, the Advisorwill review the allocations for the Portfolio in each Underlying Fund and may adjust the allocationsto the Underlying Funds or may add or remove Underlying Funds in the Portfolio without notice to shareholders.As of the date of the Prospectus, the Portfolio, directly or indirectly through its investment in theUnderlying Funds, invests approximately 71% of its net assets in U.S. companies. This percentage willchange due to market conditions.As a non-fundamental policy, under normalcircumstances, at least 80% of the Portfolio’s net assets will be invested directly, or indirectlythrough its investment in the Underlying Funds, in equity securities.The Advisor may also increaseor reduce the Portfolio’s and/or Underlying Funds’ exposure to an eligible company, or excludea company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a company’s price momentum, short-runreversals, and investment characteristics. In assessing a company’s investment characteristics,the Advisor considers ratios such as recent changes in assets divided by total assets. The criteria theAdvisor uses for assessing a company’s investment characteristics are subject to change from timeto time. In addition, the Advisor seeks to reduce trading costs using a flexible trading approach thatlooks for opportunities to participate in the available market liquidity, while managing turnover andexplicit transaction costs.Because many of the Portfolio’s and certain UnderlyingFunds’ investments may be denominated in foreign currencies, the Portfolio and certain UnderlyingFunds may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contractsin connection with the settlement of foreign securities, or to transfer balances from one currency toanother. In addition, the Portfolio and certain Underlying Funds may gain exposure to companies associatedwith approved markets by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may belisted or traded outside the issuer’s domicile country. The Portfolio and each Underlying Fundmay purchase and sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for foreign or U.S. equity securitiesand indices to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows toor outflows from the Portfolio or Underlying Funds.The Portfolio and UnderlyingFunds may lend their portfolio securities to generate additional income.ThePortfolio is an actively managed exchange traded fund and does not seek to replicate the performanceof a specific index and may have a higher degree of portfolio turnover than such index funds.
DFAW News
- Trading Systems Reacting to (DFAW) Volatility
- World Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DFAW) Short Interest Down 66.2% in August
- Trading the Move, Not the Narrative: (DFAW) Edition
- (DFAW) Volatility Zones as Tactical Triggers
- Price-Driven Insight from (DFAW) for Rule-Based Strategy
- Price-Driven Insight from (DFAW) for Rule-Based Strategy
- (DFAW) Price Dynamics and Execution-Aware Positioning
- (DFAW) as a Liquidity Pulse for Institutional Tactics
Data for DFAW is aggregated from third-party providers (Tiingo, Nasdaq, Finnhub) and SEC filings, may be delayed at least 20 minutes, and may be incomplete or contain errors. Nothing here is investment advice. Verify with the official prospectus before investing.