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Dimensional US Real Estate ETF

DFAR
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Feb 23 2022
Expense Ratio
0.19%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Dimensional
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$3,021,568
AUM
$668,925,660
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
No
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

PLD
Prologis Inc
9.77%
AMT
American Tower Corp.
7.19%
EQIX
Equinix Inc
6.37%
WELL
Welltower Inc.
3.93%
PSA
Public Storage.
3.86%
DLR
Digital Realty Trust Inc
3.44%
SPG
Simon Property Group, Inc.
3.39%
CCI
Crown Castle Inc
3.35%
O
Realty Income Corp.
3.28%
VICI
VICI Properties Inc
2.79%
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What is DFAR?

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Portfolio's net assets will be invested in securities of U.S. companies in the real estate industry. The Portfolio generally considers a company to be principally engaged in the real estate industry if the company (i) derives at least 50% of its revenue or profits from the ownership, management, development, construction, or sale of residential, commercial, industrial, or other real estate; (ii) has at least 50% of the value of its assets invested in residential, commercial, industrial, or other real estate; or (iii) is organized as a REIT or REIT like entity. REITs and REIT like entities are types of real estate companies that pool investors funds for investment primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. The Portfolio will make equity investments in securities listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by the Advisor.

ETFs related toDFAR

ETFs correlated to DFAR include SCHH, VNQ, FREL

DFAR
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US Real Estate ETF
SCHH
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. REIT ETF
VNQ
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF
FREL
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF
IYR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
ICF
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF
XLRE
SSgA Active Trust - Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (The)
DRN
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3X Shares
USRT
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF
RWR
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR DJ Wilshire REIT ETF
BBRE
J.P.Morgan Investment Management Inc. - JPMorgan BetaBuilders MSCI U.S. REIT ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

DFAR is a US Equities ETF. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Portfolio's net assets will be invested in securities of U.S. companies in the real estate industry. The Portfolio generally considers a company to be principally engaged in the real estate industry if the company (i) derives at least 50% of its revenue or profits from the ownership, management, development, construction, or sale of residential, commercial, industrial, or other real estate; (ii) has at least 50% of the value of its assets invested in residential, commercial, industrial, or other real estate; or (iii) is organized as a REIT or REIT like entity. REITs and REIT like entities are types of real estate companies that pool investors funds for investment primarily in income producing real estate or real estate related loans or interests. The Portfolio will make equity investments in securities listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by the Advisor.

Yes, DFAR is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, DFAR is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on DFAR is -0.0401%. This is the percent change in the value of DFAR over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on DFAR is -0.0465%. This is the percent change in the value of DFAR over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of DFAR for the past year is 0.2209%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to DFAR include XLI, XLY, and XLV.

ETFs correlated to DFAR include SCHH, VNQ, and FREL.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to DFAR include SRS, DRV, and RWM.

Disclaimers

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