DFA U.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio (DSCGX)
The Portfolio, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases a broad and diverse group of readily marketable securities of U.S. small cap companies that the Advisor determines to have high profitability and relative prices compared to other U.S. small cap companies at the time of purchase. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small cap U.S. companies.
Fund Info
US23320G2738
Dec 20, 2012
$0
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
DSCGX has an expense ratio of 0.32%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
DFA U.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio (DSCGX) returned -4.90% year-to-date (YTD) and 1.44% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, DSCGX returned 6.87% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.46%.
DSCGX
-4.90%
9.50%
-11.21%
1.44%
12.65%
6.87%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
7.44%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.12%
10.46%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of DSCGX, 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 | 3.89% | -5.32% | -5.27% | -1.57% | 3.68% | -4.90% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.08% | 6.91% | 3.84% | -6.23% | 5.02% | -1.70% | 7.57% | -0.94% | 1.88% | -1.69% | 9.71% | -7.59% | 13.85% |
| 2023 | 9.60% | -0.26% | -1.50% | -1.67% | -2.06% | 9.94% | 3.33% | -2.46% | -5.21% | -6.42% | 8.31% | 9.84% | 21.25% |
| 2022 | -10.44% | 0.46% | 0.30% | -7.18% | 0.67% | -8.15% | 10.61% | -3.99% | -8.93% | 11.50% | 4.86% | -8.99% | -20.28% |
| 2021 | 2.01% | 7.23% | 2.46% | 3.23% | 0.83% | 0.46% | 0.34% | 1.89% | -3.16% | 5.54% | -1.00% | -3.31% | 17.23% |
| 2020 | -2.27% | -8.83% | -21.80% | 14.65% | 8.37% | 2.36% | 6.32% | 3.80% | -3.24% | 2.47% | 14.09% | 7.91% | 19.35% |
| 2019 | 10.10% | 5.90% | -2.02% | 4.51% | -8.31% | 8.29% | 0.98% | -4.21% | 2.08% | 2.21% | 3.24% | 1.59% | 25.49% |
| 2018 | 2.79% | -4.64% | 0.62% | -0.27% | 4.64% | 1.50% | 2.62% | 4.41% | -1.94% | -10.75% | 1.59% | -15.62% | -16.01% |
| 2017 | 0.43% | 1.28% | 0.74% | 2.33% | -1.64% | 2.16% | 0.87% | -2.02% | 5.96% | 1.73% | 3.12% | -0.60% | 15.07% |
| 2016 | -6.43% | 0.75% | 7.52% | 0.21% | 1.88% | -0.68% | 5.18% | 0.59% | -0.10% | -4.06% | 9.75% | 1.87% | 16.53% |
| 2015 | -3.01% | 7.20% | 1.80% | -2.66% | 2.26% | 1.27% | -0.26% | -6.00% | -4.25% | 5.89% | 2.10% | -5.64% | -2.29% |
| 2014 | -4.73% | 4.07% | 0.26% | -2.99% | 0.15% | 5.21% | -5.71% | 4.28% | -4.19% | 5.85% | 1.26% | 1.07% | 3.71% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DSCGX is 29, 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 Growth Portfolio (DSCGX) 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 Growth Portfolio provided a 0.68% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.19 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.19 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.18 | $0.15 | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.15 | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.11 | $0.09 |
Dividend yield | 0.68% | 0.62% | 0.72% | 0.83% | 0.56% | 0.58% | 0.74% | 0.99% | 0.72% | 0.84% | 0.78% | 0.63% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for DFA U.S. Small Cap Growth 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 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.18 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.18 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.18 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.15 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.13 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.14 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.15 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.13 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.14 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.11 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.09 |
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 Growth 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 Growth Portfolio was 43.10%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 165 trading sessions.
The current DFA U.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio drawdown is 12.77%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.1% | Sep 4, 2018 | 387 | Mar 18, 2020 | 165 | Nov 10, 2020 | 552 |
| -33.11% | Nov 17, 2021 | 215 | Sep 26, 2022 | 515 | Oct 14, 2024 | 730 |
| -24.46% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -22.79% | Jun 24, 2015 | 161 | Feb 11, 2016 | 194 | Nov 16, 2016 | 355 |
| -12.36% | Jul 7, 2014 | 70 | Oct 13, 2014 | 30 | Nov 24, 2014 | 100 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.
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