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Data last updated: Sep 28, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 28, 2026): Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF (DFAT) pays a $0.93 annual dividend ($0.25 quarterly), yielding 1.37% at $68.03/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-22. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.37%
Annual Dividend: $0.93 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-22
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 17
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF dividend reflects a fund that allocates at least 80% of its assets to U.S. company securities, with the flexibility to use futures contracts to fine-tune equity market exposure. The current yield stands at 1.36%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.9587 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 23, 2026. DFAT suits growth-and-income investors more than pure income seekers, given its 13.5% dividend CAGR over the past 15 years rather than a high starting yield.
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF pays out dividends as a fund, making the traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF dividend safety rests on the fund's structure: distributions reflect income and realized gains from its U.S. equity holdings, not a fixed corporate obligation. The most significant pressure point is that distributions can fluctuate with market conditions, as the fund's use of futures contracts to adjust equity exposure means realized income is not fixed from year to year.
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 13.5% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1390 to $0.9248 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The history does include at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear, and the largest single-year jump was 141.0% in 2012.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +16.3% | $0.59 (2022) | $0.92 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +13.2% | $0.50 (2020) | $0.92 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +9.2% | $0.38 (2015) | $0.92 (2025) |
DFAT fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, not those seeking immediate income. The yield is low (below 2%) at 1.36%, though that sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 1.02%, meaning current buyers are getting a better entry yield than the historical norm. The trade-off is clear: the fund's 13.5% annual dividend growth rate is the draw, but the starting yield is modest, and distributions can dip in any given year. Investors get exposure to U.S. equity income with meaningful long-run payout growth, accepting year-to-year variability in exchange.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | $0.2472 |
| 2026-06-23 | $0.2318 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.2079 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.2432 |
| 2025-09-23 | $0.2759 |
| 2025-06-24 | $0.2444 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.1614 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.2113 |
| 2024-09-17 | $0.2005 |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.2103 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6869 |
| 2025 | $0.9248 |
| 2024 | $0.7278 |
| 2023 | $0.6999 |
| 2022 | $0.5880 |
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