DFA U.S. Core Equity 2 Portfolio
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
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- Asset Management
- Address
- 1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th FloorSanta Monica,CA 90401United States MD United States of America
- IPO Date
- Sep 16, 2005
- CIK
- 0000355437
- Website
- dimensional.com
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- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (DFA) is an investment management firm that applies academic research and financial science to offer systematic equity, fixed income, and multi-asset strategies through mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), separately managed accounts, and model portfolios. DFA U.S. Core Equity 2 Portfolio (ticker: DFQTX), an institutional class mutual fund launched in September 2005, seeks long-term capital appreciation by purchasing a broad and diverse group of equity securities of U.S. companies with increased exposure to smaller-cap stocks, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies, resulting in a portfolio allocation of approximately 98% U.S. stocks, 1% non-U.S. stocks, and minimal cash. The firm provides core offerings including U.S. core equity portfolios such as DFQTX alongside large blend, small cap, value, international core equity, emerging markets core equity, and fixed income funds; it also manages ETFs like the Dimensional US Vector Equity ETF (DXUV) and Dimensional International Vector Equity ETF (DXIV), which target factor premia including smaller capitalization, value, and profitability. Founded in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York, by David Booth, Rex Sinquefield, and Larry Klotz, and now headquartered in Austin, Texas, DFA operates globally with 15 offices across the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, and Japan, managing over $600 billion in assets under management as of recent reports. The firm targets financial advisors, institutions, and qualified investors through an advisor-only access model for most products, emphasizing evidence-based investing influenced by Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. In recent developments, DFA launched its first active European ETFs on the London Stock Exchange and Xetra in Frankfurt in November 2025, expanding its ETF offerings internationally with State Street's support. The firm renewed its transfer agent relationship with SS&C Global Investor and Distribution Solutions in March 2025 to enhance client services across U.S. and U.K. funds, and in January 2025 announced a product partnership with Prudential and FIDx to distribute Dimensional strategies within annuity products. Additionally, in August 2025, DFA's Investment Committee approved strategy enhancements for select funds, and in September 2024 introduced two new U.S. and international "Vector" multi-factor ETFs to systematically harvest factor risk premia.