DFISDimensional International Small Cap ETF
Seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in small non-U.S. companies.
By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 2022
Annual Cost
0.39%
#1,958 of 5,562 · average
Fund Size
$6.0B
#402 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+26.7%
Track Record
4 years
#2,647 of 5,562 · seasoned
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,743+27.4%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 8.4% of fund✓ well diversified
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
4.8%
Helvetia Baloise Holding AG
0.5%
VAT Group AG
0.5%
SHIBAURA MECHATRONICS CORPORATION
0.4%
Hudbay Minerals Inc.
0.4%
BAWAG Group AG
0.4%
IAMGOLD CORPORATION
0.4%
FINNING INTERNATIONAL INC.
0.4%
ALSTOM SA
0.4%
Mercari, Inc.
0.4%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Industrials
24.1%
Basic Materials
14.6%
Consumer Cyclical
13.5%
Financial Services
11.7%
Technology
9.8%
Energy
5.6%
Healthcare
5.3%
Consumer Defensive
5.0%
Other
10.3%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
15.0%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-27.2%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.94Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.37Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- Cboe BZX
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks long-term capital appreciation through investments in small non-U.S. companies.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in small-cap securities of developed market countries, emphasizing low relative price and high profitability. Uses a market capitalization weighted approach and may adjust exposure based on market conditions. Actively managed, not index-tracking.
- Inception date
- March 23, 2022
- Fund family
- Dimensional Fund Advisors
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Data updated on 2026-06-19