Dimensional Launches First Active UCITS ETFs on London Stock Exchange

Dimensional Fund Advisors has listed its first two active UCITS ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, marking the quantitative investment firm’s entry into the European ETF market.

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By ETFWorld.co.uk

Nathan Lacaze, Co-CEO, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

The Global Core Equity UCITS ETF and Global Targeted Value UCITS ETF began trading on 14 November 2025, offering both sterling and dollar share classes. The funds listed with assets under management of approximately $10.2 million and $10.1 million respectively.

The Global Core Equity UCITS ETF (USD accumulation shares: ISIN IE000EGGFVG6, LSE ticker DDGC; GBP accumulation shares: LSE ticker DPGC) charges 0.26% annually. The fund invests across developed market equities with overweight positions in smaller companies, value stocks, and high-profitability firms. It holds 4,568 stocks with Nvidia as its largest position at 3.9%.

The Global Targeted Value UCITS ETF (USD accumulation shares: ISIN IE000S67ID55, LSE ticker DDGT; GBP accumulation shares: LSE ticker DPGT) charges 0.44% annually. The fund focuses on smaller companies using value strategies and holds 2,261 positions. No more than 20% of assets may be invested in emerging markets.

Both funds are actively managed without reference to benchmarks, though they list comparator indices for performance context. The core equity fund uses the MSCI World Index as a reference, while the targeted value fund benchmarks against the MSCI World SMID Value Index.

Nathan Lacaze, Co-CEO, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., said: “Dimensional has quickly established itself as a leading global active ETF issuer. These first two European listings provide a new opportunity for people to experience Dimensional investing, with its Nobel Prize-winning insights and decades of expertise working to outperform benchmarks and peers.”

John Romiza, Co-CEO, Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd., commented: “For decades we have worked with financial professionals to help investors achieve their goals. We will do the same with our UCITS ETFs as they provide a new route to Dimensional and the high value experience we offer our clients.”

The funds employ systematic factor-based approaches rather than traditional active stock picking. Dimensional, founded in 1981 and managing $915 billion firmwide, bases its investment philosophy on the efficient market hypothesis research of Nobel laureate Eugene Fama.

The ETFs are domiciled in Ireland and registered across seven European countries including the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. Euro share classes trade on Xetra in Frankfurt under tickers DEGC and DEGT.

Dimensional plans additional active ETF launches in Europe next year as part of its expansion beyond its existing $226 billion in predominantly index-tracking ETF assets.

Source: ETFWorld.co.uk