DFA Continental Small Company Portfolio (DFCSX)
The Portfolio is a Feeder Portfolio and pursues its objective by investing substantially all of its assets in its corresponding master fund, the Continental Small Company Series (the "Continental Small Company Series") of the DFA Investment Trust Company (the "Trust"), which has the same investment objective and policies as the Portfolio. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Continental Small Company Series will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small companies located in continental Europe.
Fund Info
US2332037025
Apr 14, 1988
$0
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
DFCSX has an expense ratio of 0.42%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DFA Continental Small Company Portfolio (DFCSX) returned 25.14% year-to-date (YTD) and 18.33% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFCSX returned 7.89% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
DFCSX
25.14%
7.06%
24.17%
18.33%
10.74%
13.21%
7.89%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DFCSX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.58% | 2.95% | 2.03% | 7.13% | 6.33% | 25.14% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.55% | 1.43% | 3.52% | -2.17% | 8.15% | -5.39% | 3.72% | 2.67% | 1.25% | -5.15% | -2.78% | -1.60% | 0.20% |
| 2023 | 9.44% | -0.69% | 0.00% | 2.66% | -5.29% | 4.04% | 3.24% | -3.65% | -5.50% | -4.25% | 10.90% | 6.54% | 16.93% |
| 2022 | -5.04% | -4.20% | -0.90% | -5.91% | 1.76% | -11.98% | 4.38% | -6.34% | -11.87% | 8.30% | 12.43% | 0.20% | -20.12% |
| 2021 | -0.27% | 2.80% | 2.82% | 6.14% | 4.24% | -2.47% | 3.44% | 2.08% | -5.67% | 4.38% | -4.73% | 2.53% | 15.51% |
| 2020 | -2.96% | -6.96% | -22.23% | 11.06% | 7.36% | 2.79% | 6.44% | 6.43% | -1.82% | -5.66% | 18.64% | 7.41% | 15.06% |
| 2019 | 7.93% | 2.09% | -0.25% | 5.37% | -6.49% | 6.93% | -3.28% | -1.97% | 1.66% | 4.59% | 2.74% | 4.97% | 25.90% |
| 2018 | 6.89% | -4.25% | -1.54% | 0.21% | -1.97% | -2.06% | 2.71% | -1.25% | -1.94% | -9.91% | -2.30% | -8.75% | -22.55% |
| 2017 | 4.39% | 1.11% | 4.20% | 6.13% | 5.50% | -0.01% | 3.79% | 0.22% | 3.34% | -0.18% | 0.18% | 1.31% | 34.09% |
| 2016 | -6.79% | -0.21% | 8.50% | 2.04% | 0.19% | -5.46% | 6.54% | 1.26% | 2.47% | -2.94% | -3.77% | 5.14% | 5.90% |
| 2015 | 0.63% | 6.86% | -0.49% | 5.33% | 0.09% | -2.15% | 2.79% | -3.79% | -3.56% | 4.80% | -0.19% | 1.21% | 11.46% |
| 2014 | -0.62% | 8.75% | 0.48% | 0.91% | 0.39% | -0.89% | -5.90% | -1.22% | -5.37% | -3.01% | 2.38% | -3.17% | -7.78% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 77, DFCSX is among the top 23% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DFA Continental Small Company Portfolio (DFCSX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
DFA Continental Small Company Portfolio provided a 3.95% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.43 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.43 | $1.43 | $0.86 | $0.65 | $1.33 | $0.47 | $0.60 | $1.36 | $0.64 | $0.44 | $0.41 | $0.44 |
Dividend yield | 3.95% | 4.94% | 2.84% | 2.45% | 3.90% | 1.55% | 2.24% | 6.28% | 2.22% | 2.04% | 1.97% | 2.29% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA Continental Small Company Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.51 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.76 | $1.43 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.55 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.17 | $0.86 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.65 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.98 | $1.33 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.47 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.60 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.43 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.84 | $1.36 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.64 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.32 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.44 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.41 |
| 2014 | $0.34 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.44 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA Continental Small Company Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the DFA Continental Small Company Portfolio was 66.99%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1222 trading sessions.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -66.99% | Jul 13, 2007 | 416 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1222 | Jan 15, 2014 | 1638 |
| -57.93% | May 27, 1998 | 1111 | Oct 10, 2002 | 852 | Mar 2, 2006 | 1963 |
| -45.41% | Aug 1, 1990 | 634 | Jan 4, 1993 | 1398 | May 14, 1998 | 2032 |
| -45.2% | Jan 29, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 186 | Dec 15, 2020 | 727 |
| -38.8% | Sep 3, 2021 | 279 | Oct 12, 2022 | 599 | Mar 5, 2025 | 878 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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