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DIMENSIONAL WORLD EX US CORE EQUITY 2 ETF

$38.16+0.82% today
303852-WK

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
36.534.332.138.16DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

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

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +14.9% so far this year. At 0.30% a year it is not the cheapest way in — ITDG runs the same ground at 0.11%.

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
801Kavg daily volume, 30 days
9725holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 29, 2023 · beta 1.05
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+0.1%
1 month+5.4%
3 months+2.8%
6 months+5.3%
YTD+14.9%
1 year+23.1%
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
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.1%where it sits vs. that peak today

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

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
475Kshares 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
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-26bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$193.2B+$631M-23bp on fee · 27× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF0.09%$160.6B+$1.9B-21bp on fee · 22× the assets · +$1.9B in over the monthHead-to-head
IAGG iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF0.07%$11.4B+$739M-23bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$739M in over the monthHead-to-head
IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF0.07%$46.2B-23bp on fee · 6× the assetsHead-to-head
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