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DFAT · Analysis updated Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Why is U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares (DFAT) stock moving?
No news items or SEC filings were found for DFAT in the review window, so this view rests only on price and volume. Over the 14 trading sessions shown, the ETF rose from $69.34 on Oct 22 to $70.14 on Nov 10, about 1.2%, within a $68.16 to $71.84 range. The main event was Nov 5, when the price fell from $71.08 to $68.91 (about -3.1%) on 471,624 shares, well above the typical 250,000 to 350,000 daily volume. It recovered to $70.30 by Nov 9 and closed at $70.14 on Nov 10. Volume on Nov 10 was 541,821, the highest in the window, while the price barely moved, so the market is active without a clear direction. With no news or filings to explain the swings, the evidence is thin and the outlook is roughly neutral.
About U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares
The Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF is an actively managed fund run by Dimensional Fund Advisors. It holds a broad basket of roughly 1,200 US small- and mid-sized companies that look cheap and are fairly profitable. It started in 1998 as a mutual fund, became an ETF in June 2021, and is also run to keep shareholders' federal taxes low.
How the fund works
The fund doesn't follow an index. Dimensional uses rules to pick and weight small- and mid-cap stocks that trade at low prices compared with their earnings, cash flow or book value, and it leans toward companies with higher profits. The Russell 2000 Value Index is the usual benchmark for comparison. No single stock is a big part of the fund: the top 10 holdings make up only about 7% of assets. The fund doesn't use leverage. Fees are about 0.28% a year, it pays dividends every quarter, and assets are about $14 billion. The biggest risks come from owning small companies and value stocks: these can swing more than large-cap stocks and can trail the broader market for long stretches. The fund also holds more financial and energy stocks and less tech than the overall market.
What usually moves DFAT
- How US small-cap stocks perform overall
- Whether cheap 'value' stocks beat or trail 'growth' stocks
- Interest rates and the health of regional banks and financial stocks
- Oil and gas prices (big energy holdings)
- Hopes and fears about the US economy and recession risk