DFA Investment Dimensions Group (DFAC) Valuation
DFAC valuation today
Holdings combined · company data as of Oct 26, 2026- P/E (TTM)
- 25.1 trailing earnings
- Forward P/E
- 16.7 analyst estimates
- Price / sales
- 2.25
- Price / book
- 3.89
- EV / EBITDA
- 14.1
- Earnings yield
- 3.98% inverse of P/E
- Dividend yield
- 1.16% of the holdings
- Return on equity
- 15.5% combined
- Net margin
- 9.0% combined
- Beta
- 1.12 weighted, vs S&P 500
DFAC valuation vs other stock ETFs
| ETF | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE | Net margin | Loss-makers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFAC | 25.1 | 16.7 | 2.25 | 3.89 | 1.16% | 15.5% | 9.0% | 5.2% |
| SPY | 25.9 | 19.9 | 3.67 | 5.47 | 1.08% | 21.1% | 14.2% | 1.9% |
| QQQ | 34.2 | 23.4 | 5.93 | 9.27 | 0.58% | 27.1% | 17.4% | 6.9% |
| DIA | 20.9 | 18.4 | 3.16 | 5.52 | 1.55% | 26.4% | 15.1% | 0.0% |
| VTI | 28.2 | 19.4 | 3.31 | 5.00 | 1.07% | 17.7% | 11.8% | 4.6% |
| IWM | n/m | 13.9 | 1.25 | 2.03 | 1.38% | −1.7% | −1.0% | 28.1% |
Same method for every fund. n/m = not meaningful (combined trailing earnings below zero or close to it). Loss-makers = weight of holdings with negative trailing earnings.
DFAC valuation by sector
| Sector | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | P/B | Div. yield | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | 31.9% | 30.6 | 21.1 | 5.79 | 9.69 | 0.55% | 31.7% |
| Financial Services | 14.2% | 14.7 | 12.3 | 2.28 | 1.94 | 1.81% | 13.1% |
| Industrials | 11.2% | 30.0 | 18.2 | 1.73 | 4.22 | 1.11% | 14.1% |
| Healthcare | 10.3% | 52.4 | 16.7 | 1.86 | 4.50 | 1.10% | 8.6% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 9.7% | 23.7 | 15.8 | 1.27 | 3.65 | 1.07% | 15.4% |
| Communication Services | 7.0% | 20.1 | 17.7 | 3.63 | 4.05 | 0.92% | 20.2% |
| Energy | 5.6% | 18.9 | 12.2 | 1.55 | 2.24 | 2.17% | 11.8% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.6% | 30.1 | 17.6 | 1.03 | 3.93 | 2.25% | 13.0% |
| Basic Materials | 2.9% | 34.0 | 14.5 | 1.68 | 2.78 | 1.41% | 8.2% |
| Utilities | 1.6% | 19.6 | 14.7 | 2.25 | 2.02 | 2.97% | 10.3% |
| Real Estate | 0.2% | n/m | 14.7 | 0.70 | 1.82 | 0.32% | −0.0% |
| Services | 0.0% | 23.2 | 15.1 | 1.23 | 2.66 | 3.08% | 11.5% |
| Financials | 0.0% | 16.2 | — | 4.22 | 1.27 | 1.94% | 7.8% |
DFAC earnings yield vs bond yields
Earnings yield = earnings ÷ price (1 ÷ P/E). The gap to bond yields is a rough gauge of the extra return stocks are priced to deliver.
How DFAC weight splits by P/E
Share of the covered weight in companies with a trailing P/E in each range.
DFAC largest holdings: valuation
| Symbol | Company | Weight | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S | Div. yield | Share of earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 5.79% | 27.1 | 24.9 | 17.1 | 0.47% | 5.47% |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. | 5.64% | 39.4 | 35.2 | 10.7 | 0.31% | 3.66% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corporation | 4.91% | 29.5 | 25.1 | 11.8 | 0.74% | 4.26% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.85% | 20.1 | 23.6 | 3.5 | — | 3.63% |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.16% | 26.7 | 22.1 | 7.9 | 0.30% | 2.06% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. | 1.60% | 17.1 | 22.8 | 9.3 | 0.26% | 2.39% |
| MU | Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.45% | 11.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.07% | 3.15% |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. | 1.32% | 43.3 | 19.4 | 17.6 | 0.79% | 0.78% |
| LLY | Eli Lilly and Company | 1.08% | 42.2 | 24.4 | 14.1 | 0.55% | 0.66% |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1.03% | 14.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.94% | 1.86% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 1.03% | 16.9 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 0.26% | 1.57% |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 0.89% | 23.0 | 14.8 | 2.0 | 2.30% | 0.99% |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | 0.85% | 38.8 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 2.10% | 0.56% |
| BRK.B | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | 0.74% | 13.4 | 22.7 | 3.0 | — | 1.42% |
| V | Visa Inc. | 0.67% | 34.3 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 0.67% | 0.50% |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | 0.53% | 21.2 | 15.2 | 2.1 | 3.16% | 0.64% |
| MA | Mastercard Incorporated | 0.53% | 34.0 | 24.2 | 15.4 | 0.56% | 0.40% |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.52% | 32.2 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 1.56% | 0.41% |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.49% | 115.8 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 2.33% | 0.11% |
| PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | 0.46% | 24.1 | 21.2 | 4.3 | 2.73% | 0.49% |
| WDC | Western Digital Corporation | 0.45% | 12.3 | 22.8 | 9.6 | 0.18% | 0.93% |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. | 0.44% | 80.6 | 16.4 | 7.8 | 2.42% | 0.14% |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc. | 0.43% | 31.5 | 25.4 | 4.5 | 0.89% | 0.35% |
| COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 0.40% | 47.6 | 40.3 | 1.4 | 0.59% | 0.21% |
| KO | The Coca-Cola Company | 0.37% | 28.2 | 25.3 | 8.1 | 2.26% | 0.33% |
Share of earnings = the holding's part of the fund's combined trailing profit. Green: earns more than its weight; orange: less. Symbol links go to each company's key metrics.
About DFAC valuation
Adding up its 2,159 holdings with company data, DFAC trades at 25.1 times trailing earnings and 16.7 times analysts' forward estimates, with a price-to-book ratio of 3.89 and a dividend yield of 1.16%. Its earnings yield of 3.98% is 1.35 percentage points below the 5.33% yield to maturity of the U.S. bond market (AGG).
The ten largest holdings are 27.8% of the fund and earn 27.9% of its combined profit. By sector, Healthcare is the most expensive at 52.4 times earnings and Financial Services the cheapest at 14.7. Companies that lost money over the past year are 5.2% of the covered weight.
How these figures are calculated. Each ratio treats the fund as one company: the earnings, sales and book value of every holding are added up in proportion to its weight and divided into the fund's price. In practice that is a weighted harmonic mean, so a single stock with a very high P/E cannot distort the result, and loss-making companies reduce the fund's earnings instead of being dropped. Covers 98.5% of the fund's weight (U.S.-listed stocks with company data); company figures as of October 26, 2026.
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DFAC valuation FAQ
What is the P/E ratio of DFAC?
Based on its holdings, DFAC has a trailing P/E of 25.1 and a forward P/E of 16.7 (earnings of all covered holdings combined in proportion to their weights, as of October 26, 2026).
What is the earnings yield of DFAC?
The trailing earnings yield is 3.98% (1 ÷ P/E) and the forward earnings yield 5.99%. For comparison the U.S. bond market (AGG) yields 5.33% to maturity and T-bills about 3.91%.
Is DFAC more expensive than the S&P 500?
DFAC trades at 25.1 times trailing earnings versus 25.9 for the S&P 500 (SPY); on forward estimates the figures are 16.7 and 19.9.
What is the price-to-book ratio of DFAC?
The holdings of DFAC trade at 3.89 times book value, with a combined return on equity of 15.5%.
Which sector in DFAC has the highest P/E?
Healthcare has the highest P/E at 52.4 and Financial Services the lowest at 14.7.