Dimensional US Small Cap ETF

DFAS

Market cap $11.3B

Overview Fund Activity

68.54 USD

-0.01

0.01%

At close Updated Sep 15, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

68.55

+0.01

0.01%

1 day

-0.01%

5 days

-0.35%

1 month

3.29%

3 months

9.79%

6 months

12.49%

Year to date

5.46%

1 year

7.92%

5 years

16.45%

10 years

16.45%

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 34

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 340 | Existing positions reduced: 214

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.15B [Q1] → $8.04B (+$890M) [Q2]

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 746 [Q1] → 756 (+10) [Q2]

1% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 95 [Q1] → 96 (+1) [Q2]

0.87% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.09% [Q1] → 78.96% (+0.87%) [Q2]

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Financial journalist opinion

DFAS: A Small-Cap ETF With A Quality Tilt Outperforming In The Category

DFAS offers diversified small-cap exposure with over 2,000 holdings, focusing on high profitability and disciplined valuation, outperforming the Russell 2000 over time. The fund avoids excessive micro-cap and biotech exposure, maintaining above-average profitability and a balanced sector allocation versus peers. DFAS has slightly higher expenses but benefits from low turnover, strong liquidity, and a quality tilt that supports resilience in challenging environments.

DFAS: A Small-Cap ETF With A Quality Tilt Outperforming In The Category

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Strong returns in U.S. stocks, particularly over the past two plus years, have led investors to question the relative lack of companies going public via the IPO process — as well as the potential implications for the IPO market in the long term. According to active equity managers, a combination of increased public market regulation, a reduced pipeline of potential offerings following the prior boom, the rising role of large private asset managers in capital raising, and near-term uncertainty surrounding government policy are all contributing factors. At Russell Investments, we think investors benefit from taking a long-term view.

Why Is The IPO Market Struggling? Here's What Active Managers Have To Say

Small-Caps: Big Potential in Today's Market

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Small-Caps: Big Potential in Today's Market

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Every new year brings with it a new opportunity to stop for a moment, take stock of where we currently sit, revisit resolutions, and refresh outlooks.

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Tech IPOs Poised For Return To Pre-Pandemic Normalcy In 2025

The new year is poised for a resurgence in tech IPOs, as lower interest rates and an investor shift to small- and mid-cap companies combine to create a more welcoming market for debuts. The current environment presents the most favorable conditions for the recovery of IPOs in the past three years. The S&P 400 Midcap Index and the S&P 600 Index have outperformed the S&P 500 Index since the US election Nov. 5.

Tech IPOs Poised For Return To Pre-Pandemic Normalcy In 2025

DFAS: A Good Small-Cap Option

Small caps have underperformed large caps, but I believe they will outperform over time, making the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF a strong consideration. The DFAS ETF is highly diversified, with no position over 0.45%, and focuses on sectors like Financials and Industrials, offering a value tilt. DFAS has a 0.26% expense ratio and uses Dimensional's factor-based approach, potentially outperforming passive small-cap ETFs despite higher volatility.

DFAS: A Good Small-Cap Option

Zacks Investment Research

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A few small-cap ETFs have been hoovering around an all-time high level.

5 Small-Cap ETFs Hover Around an All-Time High: Here's Why

The Great Mutual-Fund-to-ETF Migration

The growth of active ETFs has propelled a wave of mutual fund-to-ETF conversions. Nearly 80% of all new product launches in both the third quarter and for the full year have been actively managed.

The Great Mutual-Fund-to-ETF Migration

CNBC Television

ETF Edge: Getting active with small caps

Rob Harvey, Vice President of Dimensional Funds, and Ben Slavin, Global Head of ETFs for BNY Mellon, join CNBC's Bob Pisani on the ‘Halftime Report' to discuss the alternatives to small cap ETFs.

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