DFA Real Estate Securities Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFAR)
NYSEARCA: DFARDimensional Fund AdvisorsReal EstateETFUSD
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
Pre-market: 24.12 +0.12%
DFAR chart
Full chartKey facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.18%
- Assets (AUM)
- $8.07B
- Dividend yield
- 3.61%
- Holdings
- 10
- Inception
- Sep 25, 2026
- Issuer
- Dimensional Fund Advisors
- Index tracked
- —
- Category
- Real Estate
- 52-week range
- 22.65 – 27.60
- Volume / Avg
- 1.28M / 2.60M
- Beta
- —
- Previous close
- 23.96
DFAR ETF today
The DFA Real Estate Securities Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFAR) is an exchange-traded fund from Dimensional Fund Advisors in the Real Estate category. It charges an expense ratio of 0.18%, or $18.00 per year on a $10,000 investment, and manages $8.07 billion in assets. Its largest holding is Welltower Inc (WELL) at 7.47% of assets, and the top 10 positions make up 49.0% of the portfolio out of 10 holdings.
DFAR is up 4.6% year to date and has gained 1.7% over the past 12 months. The fund's trailing dividend yield is 3.61% ($0.00 per share annually). DFAR launched on Sep 25, 2026.
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DFAR top 10 holdings
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WELLWelltower Inc | 7.47% |
| 2 | PLDPrologis Inc | 6.84% |
| 3 | EQIXEquinix Inc | 5.27% |
| 4 | AMTAmerican Tower Corp | 4.76% |
| 5 | DLRDigital Realty Trust Inc | 4.58% |
| 6 | SPGSimon Property Group Inc | 4.52% |
| 7 | ORealty Income Corp | 4.31% |
| 8 | PSAPublic Storage | 3.98% |
| 9 | VMRKVivmark Residential | 3.65% |
| 10 | VTRVentas Inc | 3.59% |
Top 10 holdings: 49.0% of assets.
DFAR performance
1 week
-0.83%
1 month
-7.31%
3 months
-8.69%
6 months
-2.52%
Year to date
+4.62%
1 year
+1.70%
3 years
+22.56%
DFAR price return, excluding dividends.
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DFAR ETF FAQ
What is the DFAR price today?
DFAR last traded at $24.09 as of Oct 8, 4:00 PM EDT, up 0.54% on the day.
What is DFAR's expense ratio?
DFAR has an expense ratio of 0.18%, which works out to about $18.00 per year for every $10,000 invested.
What are DFAR's top holdings?
DFAR's largest holdings are Welltower Inc (7.47%), Prologis Inc (6.84%), Equinix Inc (5.27%), American Tower Corp (4.76%), Digital Realty Trust Inc (4.58%). The top 10 make up 49.0% of the fund.
Does DFAR pay a dividend?
Yes. DFAR has a trailing dividend yield of 3.61% and pays quarterly distributions; the most recent was $0.307 per share with an ex-dividend date of Sep 22, 2026.
How big is DFAR?
DFAR has about $8.07 billion in assets under management spread across 10 holdings.