DFASDimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
Seeks long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns.
By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 1998
Annual Cost
0.26%
#1,214 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$15.2B
#195 of 5,861 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+25.5%
Track Record
27 years
#48 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,919+29.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.6% of fund✓ well diversified
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
8.8%
CITIBANK NA
2.5%
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
0.3%
TTM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
0.3%
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES, INC.
0.3%
WESCO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
0.3%
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
0.3%
ONTO INNOVATION INC.
0.3%
BORGWARNER INC.
0.2%
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
0.2%
Asset allocation
Stocks
100.0%
By sector
Financial Services
19.6%
Industrials
19.0%
Technology
14.7%
Consumer Cyclical
13.1%
Healthcare
13.0%
Energy
5.9%
Basic Materials
4.8%
Consumer Defensive
4.2%
Other
5.8%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
16.7%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-26.1%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.56Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.84Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns.
- Strategy
- Actively manages a portfolio of small cap U.S. companies, emphasizing long-term drivers of expected returns while minimizing capital gains taxes. The fund invests at least 80% of net assets in securities of small cap companies, using a market capitalization weighted approach.
- Inception date
- December 15, 1998
- Fund family
- Dimensional Fund Advisors
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Data updated on 2026-08-04