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DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I (DFSVX)
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Fund Info

ISIN

US2332038197

CUSIP

233203819

Issuer

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Inception Date

Mar 2, 1993

Region

North America (U.S.)

Min. Investment

$0

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Small-Cap

Asset Class Style

Value

Expense Ratio

DFSVX features an expense ratio of 0.30%, falling within the medium range.


Expense ratio chart for DFSVX: current value at 0.30% compared with the broader market ranging from 0.00% to 2.12%.0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%0.30%

Share Price Chart


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Compare to other instruments

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Performance

Performance Chart

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


-5.00%0.00%5.00%10.00%15.00%20.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
7.35%
7.36%
DFSVX (DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Returns By Period

DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I had a return of 7.81% year-to-date (YTD) and 9.54% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I had an annualized return of 8.61%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 11.10%, indicating that DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I did not perform as well as the benchmark.


DFSVX

YTD

7.81%

1M

-5.65%

6M

7.47%

1Y

9.54%

5Y*

12.10%

10Y*

8.61%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

24.66%

1M

0.49%

6M

8.64%

1Y

26.56%

5Y*

13.06%

10Y*

11.10%

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of DFSVX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024-2.80%2.59%5.29%-5.85%5.42%-2.42%10.19%-1.99%-0.35%-1.48%10.35%7.81%
20238.63%-0.94%-7.13%-1.84%-3.54%10.38%6.83%-3.06%-4.24%-4.85%8.45%11.36%19.02%
2022-2.90%2.04%0.85%-5.74%3.91%-10.80%9.93%-2.17%-9.43%14.66%5.12%-5.90%-3.57%
20215.61%12.16%6.81%2.28%4.61%-2.79%-2.08%2.20%-0.83%3.83%-2.31%5.69%39.97%
2020-6.88%-10.79%-26.59%15.81%2.85%2.66%3.21%5.58%-5.14%3.95%17.89%8.24%2.24%
201912.00%3.27%-3.66%4.04%-11.52%7.77%0.39%-8.00%5.96%1.83%3.17%3.94%18.15%
20181.50%-4.68%0.93%1.32%6.29%0.06%1.61%2.84%-3.19%-9.41%0.91%-12.79%-15.13%
2017-0.53%0.32%-1.14%0.46%-3.51%2.59%0.77%-2.55%7.92%0.96%2.12%0.12%7.31%
2016-7.18%1.17%8.77%1.80%0.47%-1.15%4.85%1.73%1.21%-3.14%14.87%3.45%28.32%
2015-4.95%5.90%1.77%-1.34%1.36%0.05%-3.67%-4.04%-4.51%5.28%3.17%-6.16%-7.77%
2014-5.14%5.45%1.21%-1.93%0.82%4.44%-5.76%5.83%-6.98%4.61%-0.28%2.29%3.50%
20136.56%1.75%4.91%-1.11%5.39%-0.70%7.33%-4.17%5.24%3.51%5.08%2.73%42.40%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of DFSVX is 33, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of DFSVX is 3333
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of DFSVX is 2424
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of DFSVX is 2828
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of DFSVX is 2626
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of DFSVX is 5757
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of DFSVX is 3030
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I (DFSVX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


Sharpe ratio
The chart of Sharpe ratio for DFSVX, currently valued at 0.41, compared to the broader market-1.000.001.002.003.004.000.412.12
The chart of Sortino ratio for DFSVX, currently valued at 0.73, compared to the broader market-2.000.002.004.006.008.0010.000.732.83
The chart of Omega ratio for DFSVX, currently valued at 1.09, compared to the broader market0.501.001.502.002.503.003.501.091.39
The chart of Calmar ratio for DFSVX, currently valued at 0.78, compared to the broader market0.002.004.006.008.0010.0012.0014.000.783.13
The chart of Martin ratio for DFSVX, currently valued at 2.10, compared to the broader market0.0020.0040.0060.002.1013.67
DFSVX
^GSPC

The current DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I Sharpe ratio is 0.41. This value is calculated based on the past 1 year of trading data and takes into account price changes and dividends.

Use the chart below to compare the Sharpe ratio of DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I with the selected benchmark, providing insights into the investment's historical performance in terms of risk-adjusted returns. Go to the Sharpe ratio tool for more fine-grained control over the calculation options.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.001.002.003.004.00JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
0.41
1.83
DFSVX (DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividends

Dividend History

DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I provided a 1.10% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.53 per share.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.0020132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20232022202120202019201820172016201520142013
Dividend$0.53$1.65$2.66$4.52$0.68$0.97$2.26$2.13$1.69$1.78$1.58$1.80

Dividend yield

1.10%3.67%6.77%10.40%1.96%2.83%7.54%5.62%4.53%5.83%4.53%5.09%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2024$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.53
2023$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$1.14$1.65
2022$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$2.31$2.66
2021$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$4.19$4.52
2020$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.68
2019$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.71$0.97
2018$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$2.06$2.26
2017$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$1.97$2.13
2016$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$1.53$1.69
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.00$1.54$1.78
2014$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.00$0.00$1.47$1.58
2013$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$1.71$1.80

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.


-10.00%-8.00%-6.00%-4.00%-2.00%0.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-10.28%
-3.66%
DFSVX (DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I. 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 Value Portfolio I was 66.70%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 952 trading sessions.

The current DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I drawdown is 10.28%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-66.7%Jun 5, 2007442Mar 9, 2009952Dec 18, 20121394
-52.12%Aug 28, 2018394Mar 23, 2020201Jan 7, 2021595
-36.9%Apr 23, 1998121Oct 8, 1998362Mar 1, 2000483
-34.22%May 6, 2002109Oct 9, 2002215Aug 19, 2003324
-25.05%Jun 24, 2015161Feb 11, 2016190Nov 10, 2016351

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The current DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I volatility is 5.64%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%4.00%6.00%8.00%10.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
5.64%
3.62%
DFSVX (DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio I)
Benchmark (^GSPC)
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