DFJSX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

DFA Japanese Small Company Portfolio (DFJSX) belongs to the Japan Equities category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with DFJSX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to DFJSX

DFJSX charges 0.42% annually. There is 1 mutual fund in the Japan Equities category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.11%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
FSJPX	Fidelity SAI Japan Stock Index Fund	0.11%	—	Jun 2021	DFJSX vs FSJPX
FJSCX	Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund	0.91%	—	Nov 1995	DFJSX vs FJSCX
FIQLX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class Z	0.96%	—	Oct 2018	DFJSX vs FIQLX
FJPIX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class I	1.04%	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FJPIX
MJFOX	Matthews Japan Fund	1.05%	—	Dec 1998	DFJSX vs MJFOX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to DFJSX

DFJSX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 44. There are 7 mutual funds in the Japan Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 60.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
FIQLX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class Z	60	—	Oct 2018	DFJSX vs FIQLX
FJPIX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class I	60	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FJPIX
FPJAX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class A	59	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FPJAX
FJPTX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class M	59	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FJPTX
FJPCX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class C	57	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FJPCX

Top Performing DFJSX Alternatives (YTD)

DFJSX is at 13.78% YTD. There are 12 mutual funds in the Japan Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 24.66%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FIQLX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class Z	24.66%	—	Oct 2018	DFJSX vs FIQLX
FJPIX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class I	24.63%	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FJPIX
FPJAX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class A	24.53%	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FPJAX
FJPNX	Fidelity Japan Fund	24.48%	—	Sep 1992	DFJSX vs FJPNX
FJPTX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class M	24.35%	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FJPTX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to DFJSX

DFJSX has 16.26% 1-year volatility. No mutual funds in the Japan Equities category have lower 1-year volatility; the lowest-volatility alternatives shown here go as low as 17.40%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HJPSX	Hennessy Japan Small Cap Fund	17.40%	—	Aug 2007	DFJSX vs HJPSX
CNJFX	Commonwealth Japan Fund	17.68%	—	Jul 1989	DFJSX vs CNJFX
FJSCX	Fidelity Japan Smaller Companies Fund	18.50%	—	Nov 1995	DFJSX vs FJSCX
PRJPX	T. Rowe Price Japan Fund	18.87%	—	Dec 1991	DFJSX vs PRJPX
FSJPX	Fidelity SAI Japan Stock Index Fund	20.88%	—	Jun 2021	DFJSX vs FSJPX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to DFJSX

DFJSX has a 1-year max drawdown of -12.53%. There is 1 mutual fund in the Japan Equities category with a shallower 1-year drawdown, going as shallow as -11.44%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
CNJFX	Commonwealth Japan Fund	-11.44%	—	Jul 1989	DFJSX vs CNJFX
FIQLX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class Z	-12.73%	—	Oct 2018	DFJSX vs FIQLX
FJPNX	Fidelity Japan Fund	-12.74%	—	Sep 1992	DFJSX vs FJPNX
FPJAX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class A	-12.75%	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FPJAX
FJPIX	Fidelity Advisor Japan Fund Class I	-12.77%	—	Dec 2010	DFJSX vs FJPIX

Other Mutual Funds from Dimensional

The 10 most viewed Dimensional mutual funds shown here include DFSVX, DFIVX, DGEIX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DFSVX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I	Small Cap Value Equities	61	16.32%	—	Mar 1993	DFJSX vs DFSVX
DFIVX	DFA International Value Portfolio	Foreign Large Cap Equities	78	13.29%	—	Feb 1994	DFJSX vs DFIVX
DGEIX	DFA Global Equity Portfolio Institutional Class	Global Equities	77	13.03%	—	Dec 2003	DFJSX vs DGEIX
DFUSX	DFA U.S. Large Company Portfolio	Large Cap Blend Equities	77	11.70%	—	Sep 1999	DFJSX vs DFUSX
DISVX	DFA International Small Cap Value Portfolio	Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities	60	10.61%	—	Dec 1994	DFJSX vs DISVX
DFFVX	DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio	Small Cap Value Equities	56	14.56%	—	Feb 2000	DFJSX vs DFFVX
DFIEX	DFA International Core Equity Portfolio I	Foreign Large Cap Equities, Large Cap Blend Equities	45	11.05%	—	Sep 2005	DFJSX vs DFIEX
DFSTX	DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio	Small Cap Blend Equities	51	14.69%	—	Mar 1992	DFJSX vs DFSTX
DFEOX	DFA US Core Equity 1 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	79	12.32%	—	Sep 2005	DFJSX vs DFEOX
DFLVX	DFA U.S. Large Cap Value Portfolio	Large Cap Value Equities	92	16.01%	—	Feb 1993	DFJSX vs DFLVX

Often Compared With DFJSX

Investors most often compare DFJSX with EWJV, SMH, VOO. These 9 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
EWJV	iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF	Japan Equities	52	14.97%	715.25M	Mar 2019	DFJSX vs EWJV
SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	Semiconductors, Technology Equities	96	77.13%	67.82B	Dec 2011	DFJSX vs SMH
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	70	10.91%	1.60T	Sep 2010	DFJSX vs VOO
DFJ	WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund	Japan Equities, Dividend	44	9.06%	394.74M	Jun 2006	DFJSX vs DFJ
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	80	19.01%	94.95B	Oct 2011	DFJSX vs SCHD
RMBPX	RMB Japan Fund	Japan Equities	—	—	—	Dec 2017	DFJSX vs RMBPX
JOF	Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	Japan Equities	31	9.82%	—	Mar 1990	DFJSX vs JOF
HJPNX	Hennessy Japan Fund	Japan Equities	28	19.67%	—	Oct 2003	DFJSX vs HJPNX
DFQTX	DFA US Core Equity 2 Portfolio I	Large Cap Blend Equities	78	12.21%	—	—	DFJSX vs DFQTX

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