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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF (DFAU) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 0.90% at $52.51/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.90%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 7
The Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF dividend comes from a broadly diversified fund that holds U.S. equities across all market capitalizations, with a deliberate tilt toward smaller companies, lower-priced stocks, and higher-profitability businesses. DFAU currently yields 0.9%, placing it in low-yield territory. The fund pays dividends quarterly. Investors drawn to DFAU stock are typically those seeking broad U.S. equity exposure with a modest income component, not a primary income stream.
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions from the fund's underlying U.S. equity holdings, which shift as the portfolio's smaller-cap, lower-price, and higher-profitability tilts evolve over time. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), so the relevant pressure point is the composition of holdings: a broad tilt toward smaller-capitalization companies means distributions can fluctuate more than those from large-cap-only funds. The annual dividend grew only 0.3% in 2025, the smallest increase in the available history window, which shows how sensitive the payout is to underlying holding conditions.
Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.9% per year from 2021 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.3293 to $0.4462 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 0.3% in 2025, a sharp deceleration from the 15.2% peak increase recorded in 2022.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.6% | $0.38 (2022) | $0.45 (2025) |
DFAU fits dividend investors who treat income as secondary to broad U.S. equity exposure. The yield is low (below 2%), and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison, so the 0.9% current yield stands on its own as a modest income figure. Four consecutive years of dividend increases and a 7.9% CAGR show the fund has grown its payout meaningfully, but the 0.3% increase in 2025 signals that growth is not guaranteed to continue at that pace. The trade-off is clear: investors get diversified U.S. equity exposure with a small-cap and profitability tilt, and they accept a low current yield in exchange.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | $0.1223 |
| 2026-06-23 | $0.1197 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.1103 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.1202 |
| 2025-09-23 | $0.1205 |
| 2025-06-24 | $0.1155 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.0900 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.1561 |
| 2024-09-17 | $0.1089 |
| 2024-06-18 | $0.1027 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.3523 |
| 2025 | $0.4462 |
| 2024 | $0.4448 |
| 2023 | $0.4300 |
| 2022 | $0.3794 |
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