DFAI ETF Analysis: Dimensional International | NYSE

Foreign Large Blend | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 17.771m USD | 12M Return: 15.3% | US25434V2034 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

International Equities, Small Cap, Value Equities, Profitability Equities
Total Rating 60
Safety 68
Buy Signal -0.02
Foreign Large Blend
Category Rotation: +0.5
TER: 0.18%
AUM: 17.8B
Avg Turnover: 75.9M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility13.5%
VaR 5th Pctl2.46%
VaR vs Median1.64%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.76
Rel. Str. IBD54.5
Rel. Str. Peer Group33
Character TTM
Beta0.562
Beta Downside0.435
Hurst Exponent0.525
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD13.25%
CAGR/Max DD1.54
CAGR/Mean DD10.01

Warnings

No concerns identified

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 5.8 years of data

Jan +2.3% 11
Feb +0.1% 9
Mar +0.1% 9
Apr +0.5% 10
May +1.9% 12
Jun -2.4% 11
Jul +0.6% 10
Aug +0.1% 9
Sep -3.8% 44
Oct -2.5% 22
Nov -0.3% 9
Dec +0.4% 24

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: DFAI Dimensional International

DFAI is an international equity ETF that tracks a broad, factor-tilted portfolio of developed and emerging market companies. The fund systematically overweights smaller-capitalization, lower-relative-price (value), and higher-profitability (quality) stocks relative to a standard international benchmark, reflecting an academic factor-investing approach. It maintains at least 80% of assets in equity securities and allows the advisor to adjust or exclude holdings based on short-term signals such as price momentum and mean reversion, blending long-term factor exposure with tactical flexibility.

As a passively managed ETF listed in the U.S. since late 2020, DFAI operates under a rules-based, systematic investment model rather than active stock-picking, with its performance driven primarily by country, sector, and factor exposures across global markets outside the United States.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • USD strength pressures international developed market returns
  • European and Japanese earnings growth lifts fund performance
  • Small cap value tilt outperforms in risk-on markets
What is the price of DFAI shares?

As of October 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 41.53 with a total of 1,691,384 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.86%, over one month by -3.36%, over three months by -0.60% and over the past year by +15.27%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 40.50 (which is 2.5% or 2.3 ATR below the current price).

Is DFAI a buy, sell or hold?

Dimensional International has no consensus analysts rating.