DFA Asia Pacific Small Company (DFRSX)

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DFA Asia Pacific Small Company (DFRSX) is up 3.9% since the beginning of the year. DFRSX is currently trading at $22 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of DFRSX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,235.

DFA Asia Pacific Small Company (DFRSX) has returned 3.87% so far this year and 29.35% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, DFRSX has returned 6.77% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jun 20, 1996, DFRSX's average daily return is +0.03%, while the average monthly return is +0.74%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 7.8 years.

Historically, 61% of months were positive and 39% were negative. The best month was Feb 1998 with a return of +27.3%, while the worst month was Oct 2008 at -33.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 13 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 7 months.

On a daily basis, DFRSX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Oct 13, 2008 with a return of +12.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.1%.

DFA Asia Pacific Small Company has an annualized alpha of 2.13%, beta of 0.58, and R2 of 0.34 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since June 20, 1996.

• This fund participated in 105.51% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 96.00% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.58 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.34 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.34 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

DFRSX has an expense ratio of 0.42%, placing it in the medium range.

DFRSX ranks 34 for risk / return — below 34% of mutual funds on our site. The returns aren't fully compensating for the risk involved. This isn't necessarily a dealbreaker, but factor it into your decision — especially if you're risk-averse.

DFA Asia Pacific Small Company provided a 4.73% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.06 per share.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA Asia Pacific Small Company. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

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.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA Asia Pacific Small Company. 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 Asia Pacific Small Company was 69.06%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 459 trading sessions.

The current DFA Asia Pacific Small Company drawdown is 6.58%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.