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DFASDimensionalACTIVE

DIMENSIONAL US SMALL CAP ETF

$78.97+0.50% vs prior close
658452-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.

The investment objective of the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (the "US Small Cap ETF" or "Portfolio") is to achieve long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns.

DFAS price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateDFAS close
Sep 28, 2026$78.04
Sep 29, 2026$77.82
Sep 30, 2026$77.42
Oct 1, 2026$77.98
Oct 2, 2026$78.73
Oct 5, 2026$79.07
Oct 6, 2026$79.01
Oct 7, 2026$77.92
Oct 8, 2026$78.10
Oct 9, 2026$78.35
Oct 12, 2026$78.17
Oct 13, 2026$78.33
Oct 14, 2026$77.26
Oct 15, 2026$78.36
Oct 16, 2026$77.58
Oct 19, 2026$77.55
Oct 20, 2026$78.53
Oct 21, 2026$78.80
Oct 22, 2026$78.97
Oct 23, 2026$78.58
Oct 26, 2026$78.97

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +13.3% so far this year. At 0.26% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$8.8Bassets under management
0.26%expense ratio · $26 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
556Kavg daily volume, 30 days
2072holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed September 29, 2023 · beta 0.93

Sector weights

  • Financial Services20.17%
  • Financials19.82%
  • Consumer Discretionary19.81%
  • Finance19.77%
  • Industrials18.67%
  • Consumer Cyclical14.78%
  • Technology14.68%
  • Information Technology14.54%
  • Healthcare9.82%
  • Producer Manufacturing9.28%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Financial Services20.17%
Financials19.82%
Consumer Discretionary19.81%
Finance19.77%
Industrials18.67%
Consumer Cyclical14.78%
Technology14.68%
Information Technology14.54%
Healthcare9.82%
Producer Manufacturing9.28%

Country weights

  • United States98.64%
  • Bermuda1.67%
  • Other1.46%
  • Cayman Islands0.44%
  • Monaco0.18%
  • United Kingdom0.14%
  • Israel0.12%
  • Panama0.1%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States98.64%
Bermuda1.67%
Other1.46%
Cayman Islands0.44%
Monaco0.18%
United Kingdom0.14%
Israel0.12%
Panama0.1%
Performance
1 week+0.6%
1 month+0.4%
3 months-2.2%
6 months+2.6%
YTD+13.3%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-9.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.5%latest close versus that peak

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
584Kshares traded
The case against DFAS

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat DFAS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-23bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-23bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-21bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-22bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-22bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
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