DFA Australia Limited Issues Updated PDS for Six Dimensional Active ETFs

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09 November 2026 03:33 PM AEDT

DFA Australia Limited Issues Updated PDS for Six Dimensional Active ETFs

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DFA Australia Limited (ASX:DAVA) has issued an updated Product Disclosure Statement dated 9 November 2026, superseding the previous PDS dated 14 September 2026, covering a range of Dimensional dual-access active ETFs listed on the ASX.

Key Points

The updated PDS dated 9 November 2026 supersedes the PDS dated 14 September 2026 and was lodged with ASIC on the issue date.
Six funds are currently quoted on the ASX under the updated PDS, including DACE, DAVA, DGCE, DFGH, DGVA, and DGSM.
Two additional funds — Dimensional Global High Profitability Trust Active ETF (DGPR) and Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Trust Active ETF (DSEM) — are yet to be quoted for trading on the Securities Exchange.
The PDS is subject to a seven-day exposure period after the issue date, which may be extended by ASIC for a further period of up to seven days, applicable to DGPR and DSEM.

Updated PDS Covering Eight Dimensional Active ETF Funds

DFA Australia Limited, acting as responsible entity under Australian Financial Services Licence No. 238093 and ABN 46 065 937 671, issued the updated Product Disclosure Statement on 9 November 2026. The PDS covers eight funds in total, including the Dimensional Australian Core Equity Trust Active ETF (DACE), Dimensional Australian Value Trust Active ETF (DAVA), Dimensional Global Core Equity Trust Active ETF in both Unhedged Class (DGCE) and AUD Hedged Class (DFGH), Dimensional Global Value Trust Active ETF (DGVA), Dimensional Global Small Company Trust Active ETF (DGSM), Dimensional Global High Profitability Trust Active ETF (DGPR), and Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Trust Active ETF (DSEM).

Quoted and Unquoted Fund Status at Lodgement Date

At the time of lodgement of the PDS with ASIC on 9 November 2026, six of the eight funds were quoted on the Securities Exchange: DACE, DAVA, DGCE, DFGH, DGVA, and DGSM. The remaining two funds — the Dimensional Global High Profitability Trust Active ETF (DGPR) and the Dimensional Emerging Markets Sustainability Trust Active ETF (DSEM) — were not yet quoted for trading. The filing states that an application has been made to the Securities Exchange for units in these two funds to be quoted. No applications for units in DGPR or DSEM will be accepted until the applicable exposure period has expired.

Supersession of Previous PDS and Signing Authority

The updated PDS explicitly supersedes the PDS dated 14 September 2026, according to the filing. The document was signed by Bhanu Singh, Chief Executive Officer and Senior Investment Director of DFA Australia Limited. The filing notes that neither ASIC nor the ASX takes any responsibility for the contents of the PDS. The cross-release request in the filing directed the updated PDS to be distributed across all six currently listed funds by their respective ASX tickers.

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