DFASDimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

Grow my money27y track recordRanked #136 of 2,960 in this goal

Achieve long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns.

By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 1998

Annual Cost

0.26%

#1,303 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$14.4B

#196 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+31.5%

Track Record

27 years

#50 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$13,110+31.1%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

North america

Cap

Small

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 12.1% of fund✓ well diversified

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

9.1%

CITIBANK NA

0.5%

KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

0.3%

HECLA MINING COMPANY

0.3%

MUELLER INDUSTRIES, INC.

0.3%

HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC.

0.3%

MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC.

0.3%

MKS INC.

0.3%

NEXTPOWER INC.

0.3%

Roivant Sciences Ltd

0.3%

Asset allocation

Stocks

100.0%

By sector

Financial Services

19.2%

Industrials

18.9%

Technology

15.1%

Consumer Cyclical

12.9%

Healthcare

12.0%

Energy

6.4%

Basic Materials

5.2%

Consumer Defensive

4.2%

Other

6.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

17.0%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-26.1%Moderate

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

0.62Decent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

0.93Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective: Achieve long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns.
Strategy: Employs tax management strategies to maximize after-tax value for shareholders. Invests primarily in U.S. small-cap companies, defined as those in the lowest 10% of total market capitalization or smaller than the 1,000th largest U.S. company. Uses a market capitalization weighted approach, emphasizing stocks with lower relative prices and higher profitability.
Inception date: December 15, 1998
Fund family: Dimensional Fund Advisors