Dimensional vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared

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Dimensional vs First Trust: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

US stocks: Dimensional wins, 100% to 97% of funds made money

Every dot is one us stocks fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
DFAC	Dimensional - US Core Equity 2 ETF	$87.6B	+16.3% ✓
DCOR	U.S. Core Equity 1 Portfolio ETF Class Shares	$45.0B	+16.0% ✓
DFAS	Dimensional - US Small Cap ETF	$34.7B	+19.9% ✓
DFAT	Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETF	$31.7B	+26.2% ✓
DFSV	U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class Shares	$28.0B	+29.0% ✓
DFUS	Dimensional U.S. Equity ETF	$21.4B	+12.1% ✓

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
QQEW	First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF	$1.8B	+4.7% ✓
FEX	First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund	$1.6B	+19.7% ✓
FTA	First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund	$1.5B	+29.8% ✓
FNX	First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund	$1.4B	+15.9% ✓
FYX	First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund	$1.4B	+29.2% ✓
FPX	First Trust US Equity Opportunities ETF	$1.4B	+0.4% ✓