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DUSGU.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio: ETF Class Shares

Grow my moneyNewRanked #1,514 of 2,951 in this goal

Achieve long-term capital appreciation.

By Dimensional Fund Advisors · Launched 2026

Annual Cost

0.32%

#1,550 of 5,584 · low cost

Fund Size

$2.0B

#762 of 5,584 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

N/A

Track Record

1 month

#5,457 of 5,584 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,169+1.7%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Factor

Growth

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 14.9% of fundwell diversified

The DFA Investment Trust Company
4.8%
Dimensional Holdings Inc.
4.7%
Carpenter Technology Corp
0.8%
Hasbro Inc
0.7%
Nextpower Inc
0.7%
Medpace Holdings Inc
0.7%
Evercore Inc
0.6%
Sterling Infrastructure Inc
0.6%
MKS Inc
0.6%
Donaldson Co Inc
0.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
92.0%
Cash
8.0%

By sector

Industrials
25.1%
Technology
17.8%
Consumer Cyclical
17.1%
Healthcare
11.7%
Financial Services
9.2%
Basic Materials
5.8%
Consumer Defensive
5.7%
Energy
4.0%
Other
3.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-4.2%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Achieve long-term capital appreciation.
Strategy
Implements an integrated investment approach emphasizing long-term drivers of expected returns while balancing risk through diversification across companies and sectors. Purchases a diverse group of U.S. small cap securities with high profitability and high relative prices. Invests at least 80% of net assets in small cap U.S. companies, defined as those in the lowest 10% of total market capitalization or smaller than the 1,000th largest U.S. company.
Inception date
May 5, 2026
Fund family
Dimensional Fund Advisors

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Data updated on 2026-06-23