Dfa U.s. Small Cap Portfolio: (MF: DFSTX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Oct 24, 2025 05:17 PM ET
$52.30 USD
+0.42 (0.81%)
Fund Description
The fund is managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, employing an integrated investment approach that combines research, design, management, and trading functions. It focuses on long-term drivers of expected returns while maintaining risk through broad diversification across various companies and sectors. The fund utilizes a market capitalization weighted strategy, primarily investing at least 80% of its net assets in readily marketable securities of U.S. small-cap companies, defined as those in the lowest 10% of total market capitalization or below the 1,000th largest U.S. company. The advisor may emphasize smaller capitalization companies, lower relative price stocks, and higher profitability stocks, adapting criteria for assessment as needed.
Load Information
| Ticker | Max Load % |
Deferred Load % |
Red. Fee % |
12B-1 Fee % |
Mgmt Fee % |
Expense Ratio % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFA US Small Cap Instl | DFSTX | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.27 |
Return Data
| Ticker | Nav | Inception Date | % yield | 1 year return | 2 year return | 3 year return | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFA US Small Cap Portfolio | DFSTX | 52.30 | 3/19/1992 | 1.06 | 6.80 | 15.35 | 15.16 |
Investment Information
| Ticker | Minimum Initial Investment ($) | Minimum Subsequent Investment ($) | Minimum Initial IRA ($) | Dividend Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DFA US Small Cap Instl | DFSTX | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q |
Contact Information
| Family | Dimensional |
| Address | 6300 Bee Cave Rd, Bldg 1, Palisades W Austin, TX 78746 |
| Phone | 888 576-1167 |