Key Stats
| Expense Ratio | 0.52% |
| Total Assets Under Management | 6.286B |
| Share Class Assets Under Management | 6.286B |
| Net Asset Value | 20.58 |
| Turnover Ratio | 19.00% |
| 1 Year Fund Level Flows | -35.37M |
Performance & Returns
| Total Return | Cat. Total Return (NAV) | % Rank in Cat. (NAV) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M | -0.47% | -1.36% | 74 |
| 3M | 1.09% | -0.28% | 47 |
| 6M | -2.28% | -1.16% | 78 |
| YTD | 11.98% | 14.74% | 87 |
| 1Y | -2.29% | 0.03% | 85 |
| 3Y | 8.59% | 8.09% | 52 |
| 5Y | 7.68% | 7.51% | 45 |
| 10Y | 11.81% | 10.45% | 21 |
| 15Y | 8.18% | 7.97% | 49 |
| 20Y | 10.11% | 9.07% | 23 |
Asset Allocation
| Type | % Net | % Long | % Short |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 0.88% | 0.88% | 0.00% |
| Stock | 99.11% | 99.11% | 0.00% |
| Bond | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Convertible | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Preferred | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Other | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Region Exposure
| Americas | 98.71% |
| North America | 97.98% |
| Latin America | 0.72% |
| Greater Europe | 0.74% |
| United Kingdom | 0.35% |
| Europe Developed | 0.23% |
| Europe Emerging | 0.01% |
| Africa/Middle East | 0.16% |
| Greater Asia | 0.55% |
| Japan | 0.00% |
| Australasia | 0.00% |
| Asia Developed | 0.21% |
| Asia Emerging | 0.34% |
| Market Classification | |
| % Developed Markets | 99.53% |
| % Emerging Markets | 0.47% |
Stock Sector Exposure
| Basic Materials | 7.14% |
| Communication Services | 0.86% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 15.37% |
| Consumer Defensive | 4.52% |
| Energy | 4.70% |
| Financial Services | 22.43% |
| Healthcare | 9.88% |
| Industrials | 17.24% |
| Real Estate | 0.78% |
| Technology | 14.70% |
| Utilities | 2.39% |
Stock Market Capitalization
| Giant | 0.00% |
| Large | 0.00% |
| Medium | 1.33% |
| Small | 75.55% |
| Micro | 23.12% |
Stock Style Exposure
| Large Cap Value | 0.00% |
| Large Cap Blend | 0.00% |
| Large Cap Growth | 0.00% |
| Mid Cap Value | 0.00% |
| Mid Cap Blend | 0.43% |
| Mid Cap Growth | 0.92% |
| Small Cap Value | 28.09% |
| Small Cap Blend | 40.30% |
| Small Cap Growth | 30.26% |
View More Holdings
As of Aug. 31, 2019
Top 10 Holdings
| Symbol | Name | % Weight | Price | % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | S+p500 Emini Fut Sep19 Xcme 20190920 | 0.90% | -- | -- |
| CNMD | Conmed Corp | 0.43% | 96.53 | -1.22% |
| ENSG | Ensign Group Inc | 0.39% | 41.33 | -2.11% |
| CWT | California Water Service Group | 0.38% | 54.87 | +0.00% |
| OSIS | OSI Systems Inc | 0.37% | 96.30 | -2.21% |
| COKE | Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc | 0.36% | 281.41 | -3.18% |
| CRVL | CorVel Corp | 0.36% | 76.97 | -1.70% |
| NMIH | NMI Holdings Inc A | 0.35% | 29.62 | +0.82% |
| CWST | Casella Waste Systems Inc Class A | 0.34% | 43.13 | +0.30% |
| IOSP | Innospec Inc | 0.34% | 92.60 | -0.23% |
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Basic Info
| Investment Strategy | |
|---|---|
| The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases a broad and diverse group of the securities of U.S. micro cap companies. It may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to adjust market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the fund. | |
| General | |
| Security Type | Mutual Fund |
| Oldest Share Symbol | DFSCX |
| Equity Style | Small Cap/Blend |
| Fixed Income Style | -- |
| Broad Asset Class | US Equity |
| Broad Category | Equity |
| Category Name | Small Blend |
| Prospectus Objective | Small Company |
| Fund Owner Firm Name | Dimensional Fund Advisors |
| Benchmark Index | |
| Russell 2000 TR USD | 100.0% |
| Reports | |
| One Page Report | Download |
Manager Info
| Name | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Jed Fogdall | 7.09 yrs |
| Joel Schneider | 3.70 yrs |
Net Fund Flows
| 1M | -54.49M |
| 3M | -25.14M |
| 6M | -48.31M |
| YTD | 34.67M |
| 1Y | -35.37M |
| 3Y | -217.85M |
| 5Y | -347.69M |
| 10Y | -1.365B |
Risk Info
| Beta (5Y) | 1.100 |
| Historical Sharpe Ratio (10Y) | 0.7369 |
| Historical Sortino (All) | 0.7421 |
| Daily Value at Risk (VaR) 1% (All) | 3.12% |
| Monthly Value at Risk (VaR) 1% (All) | 16.33% |
Fundamentals
| Dividend Yield TTM (10-21-19) | 0.89% |
| 30-Day SEC Yield | -- |
| 7-Day SEC Yield (3-1-13) | 0.00% |
| Weighted Average PE Ratio | 15.09 |
| Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio | 0.7434 |
| Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio | 1.533 |
| Weighted Median ROE | 9.01% |
| Weighted Median ROA | 3.41% |
| Forecasted Dividend Yield | 1.41% |
| Forecasted PE Ratio | 14.18 |
| Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio | 0.7118 |
| Forecasted Price to Book Ratio | 1.409 |
| Number of Holdings | 1769 |
Growth Estimates
| Forecasted 5 Yr Earnings Growth | 12.92% |
| Forecasted Book Value Growth | 0.48% |
| Forecasted Cash Flow Growth | 1.01% |
| Forecasted Earnings Growth | 11.89% |
| Forecasted Revenue Growth | -0.58% |
Attributes
| Purchase Details | |
|---|---|
| Open to New Investors | Yes |
| Open to Existing Investors | Yes |
| Minimum Initial Investment | 0.00 USD |
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | 0.00 USD |
| Fees | |
| Actual 12B-1 Fee | -- |
| Actual Management Fee | 0.50% |
| Administration Fee | 0.47% |
| Performance Fee | -- |
| Switching Fee | -- |
| Transaction Fee | -- |
| Maximum Front Load | -- |
| Maximum Deferred Load | -- |
| Maximum Redemption Fee | -- |
| Key Dates | |
| Inception Date | 12/23/1981 |
| Termination Date | |
| Last Annual Report Date | 10/31/2018 |
| Last Prospectus Date | 2/28/2019 |
| Attributes | |
| Exchange Traded Share | No |
| Exchange Traded Note | No |
| Enhanced Index Fund | No |
| Fixed Distribution Fund | No |
| High-Net Worth Individual Fund | No |
| Index Fund | No |
| Inverse Fund | No |
| Leveraged Fund | No |
| Fund of Funds | No |
| Currency Hedged Fund | No |
| Synthetic Replication Fund | No |
| Has Dividend Investment Plan | No |
| Socially Responsible Fund | No |
| General Availability | |
| Available for Insurance Product | No |
| Available for Retirement Plan | No |
| Available for RRSP | No |
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