DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio (DFSTX)
The fund, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases a broad and diverse group of readily marketable securities of U.S. small cap companies. A company's market capitalization is the number of its shares outstanding times its price per share. In general, the higher the relative market capitalization of the U.S. small cap company, the greater its representation in the Portfolio.
Fund Info
US2332038437
Mar 19, 1992
$0
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
DFSTX has an expense ratio of 0.27%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio (DFSTX) returned -2.63% year-to-date (YTD) and 3.64% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFSTX returned 5.06% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.87%.
DFSTX
-2.63%
13.15%
-5.82%
3.64%
13.91%
5.06%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
1.30%
12.79%
1.49%
12.35%
15.37%
10.87%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DFSTX, 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 | 3.35% | -5.14% | -5.97% | -2.80% | 8.67% | -2.63% | |||||||
| 2024 | -3.13% | 4.40% | 3.89% | -5.83% | 4.91% | -1.62% | 8.83% | -1.06% | 0.88% | -1.45% | 10.52% | -7.71% | 11.50% |
| 2023 | 8.68% | -0.62% | -4.50% | -2.11% | -2.21% | 8.96% | 4.98% | -3.36% | -5.17% | -5.62% | 8.59% | 9.40% | 16.05% |
| 2022 | -7.27% | 1.26% | 0.15% | -7.54% | 1.74% | -8.28% | 10.08% | -3.30% | -9.10% | 12.00% | 4.46% | -9.44% | -16.81% |
| 2021 | 3.80% | 9.20% | 4.42% | 2.53% | 2.15% | -0.51% | -1.44% | 2.28% | -2.20% | 4.53% | -1.94% | -0.77% | 23.68% |
| 2020 | -4.23% | -9.81% | -22.12% | 13.97% | 5.79% | 2.48% | 4.18% | 4.11% | -4.18% | 3.33% | 15.29% | 8.03% | 11.19% |
| 2019 | 10.66% | 4.77% | -3.03% | 4.26% | -9.14% | 7.62% | 0.62% | -5.98% | 3.54% | 1.99% | 3.11% | 0.78% | 18.98% |
| 2018 | 2.20% | -4.49% | 0.89% | 0.82% | 5.22% | 0.86% | 2.12% | 3.69% | -2.49% | -9.86% | 1.00% | -15.65% | -16.44% |
| 2017 | 0.00% | 1.18% | -0.19% | 0.88% | -2.50% | 2.60% | 0.79% | -2.31% | 7.08% | 1.02% | 3.07% | -4.07% | 7.32% |
| 2016 | -6.35% | 1.05% | 7.61% | 0.94% | 1.27% | -0.51% | 5.00% | 1.50% | 0.40% | -3.40% | 12.11% | 0.49% | 20.61% |
| 2015 | -4.14% | 6.60% | 1.77% | -2.32% | 1.74% | 1.01% | -1.27% | -5.00% | -3.83% | 5.87% | 2.53% | -9.94% | -7.95% |
| 2014 | -4.10% | 4.57% | 0.54% | -2.95% | 0.56% | 4.75% | -6.00% | 4.74% | -5.39% | 5.94% | 0.35% | -0.71% | 1.36% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DFSTX is 27, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio (DFSTX) 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 U.S. Small Cap Portfolio provided a 1.11% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.53 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 | $0.53 | $0.51 | $0.51 | $0.44 | $0.47 | $0.42 | $0.35 | $0.34 | $0.37 | $0.33 | $0.34 | $0.27 |
Dividend yield | 1.11% | 1.05% | 1.15% | 1.14% | 0.99% | 1.08% | 1.00% | 1.13% | 1.02% | 0.98% | 1.20% | 0.86% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA U.S. Small Cap 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 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.51 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.51 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.14 | $0.44 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.15 | $0.47 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.42 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.35 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.34 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.37 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.33 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.34 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.11 | $0.27 |
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 U.S. Small Cap 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 U.S. Small Cap Portfolio was 63.18%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 488 trading sessions.
The current DFA U.S. Small Cap Portfolio drawdown is 10.80%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -63.18% | Jul 16, 2007 | 415 | Mar 9, 2009 | 488 | Feb 11, 2011 | 903 |
| -48.06% | Sep 4, 2018 | 390 | Mar 23, 2020 | 200 | Jan 6, 2021 | 590 |
| -43.14% | Mar 10, 2000 | 645 | Oct 9, 2002 | 306 | Dec 29, 2003 | 951 |
| -41.12% | Oct 14, 1997 | 258 | Oct 8, 1998 | 361 | Feb 29, 2000 | 619 |
| -28.65% | Jul 8, 2011 | 61 | Oct 3, 2011 | 234 | Sep 7, 2012 | 295 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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