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DFA US Small Cap Value I

DFSVX - Snapshot

Vitals

  • YTD Return 9.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Return 0.8%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Return 7.1%
  • Net Assets $12.8 B
  • Holdings in Top 10 8.7%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$38.02
$18.11
$38.11

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

  • Expense Ratio 0.52%

SALES FEES

  • Front Load N/A
  • Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

  • Turnover 18.00%

TRADING FEES

  • Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

  • Standard (Taxable) $0
  • IRA N/A

Fund Classification

Compare DFSVX to Popular U.S. Small-Cap Value Equity Funds and ETFs

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund

Fund

$36.19

-0.99%

$36.14 B

-

$0.00

6.19%

-

Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund

VBR | ETF

$150.91

-1.04%

$36.14 B

1.17%

$1.77

6.64%

-

DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio

Fund

$37.55

-1.24%

$12.84 B

1.78%

$0.68

9.06%

-

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

IWN | ETF

$142.03

-1.16%

$11.77 B

1.48%

$2.11

9.14%

-

DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio

Fund

$25.66

-1.12%

$10.81 B

1.38%

$0.36

8.77%

-

DFSVX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 9.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.8%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 7.1%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.56%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio
  • Fund Family Name
    Dimensional Fund Advisors
  • Inception Date
    Mar 02, 1993
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Inst
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    Jed Fogdall

Fund Description

The fund normally will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small cap U.S. companies. It may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to adjust market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio.

DFSVX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DFSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 9.1% -7.6% 18.2% 15.80%
1 Yr 2.2% -20.0% 37.2% 59.76%
3 Yr 0.8%* -4.7% 12.2% 74.20%
5 Yr 7.1%* 0.1% 19.9% 66.00%
10 Yr 8.0%* 3.2% 11.1% 50.85%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DFSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 0.0% -49.4% 364.1% 62.77%
2019 14.8% -21.7% 34.0% 74.88%
2018 -20.9% -57.2% -0.5% 28.50%
2017 1.4% -64.9% 17.4% 50.94%
2016 22.6% -3.9% 68.2% 40.11%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DFSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 9.1% -7.6% 18.2% 14.39%
1 Yr 2.2% -24.4% 37.2% 52.83%
3 Yr 0.8%* -5.9% 12.2% 68.47%
5 Yr 7.1%* 0.1% 19.9% 62.19%
10 Yr 8.0%* 3.2% 11.1% 48.16%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DFSVX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2020 0.0% -49.4% 364.1% 62.77%
2019 14.8% -21.7% 34.0% 74.88%
2018 -20.5% -48.1% -0.5% 51.04%
2017 7.3% -28.5% 18.2% 52.02%
2016 28.3% -3.9% 70.7% 24.01%

NAV & Total Return History

DFSVX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

DFSVX Category Low Category High DFSVX % Rank
Net Assets 12.8 B 1.18 M 36.1 B 1.17%
Number of Holdings 968 1 1554 6.06%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.06 B 204 K 1.77 B 3.26%
Weighting of Top 10 8.74% 4.8% 100.0% 90.35%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Darling Ingredients Inc 1.53%
  2. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  3. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  4. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  5. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  6. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  7. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  8. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  9. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%
  10. S+p500 Emini Fut Sep20 Xcme 20200918 1.24%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High DFSVX % Rank
Stocks 		99.54% 62.39% 100.26% 25.41%
Cash 		0.27% -37.03% 37.47% 80.65%
Preferred Stocks 		0.20% 0.00% 16.42% 2.10%
Other 		0.00% -0.89% 3.61% 40.56%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 1.83% 39.16%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 34.95% 40.33%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DFSVX % Rank
Financial Services 		27.16% 0.00% 42.63% 31.06%
Industrials 		22.57% 2.99% 38.91% 18.59%
Consumer Cyclical 		15.33% 1.14% 48.45% 38.35%
Technology 		8.20% 0.00% 34.20% 59.76%
Basic Materials 		7.37% 0.00% 77.97% 23.06%
Energy 		5.96% 0.00% 37.23% 10.59%
Consumer Defense 		5.83% 0.00% 14.73% 20.71%
Healthcare 		3.88% 0.00% 22.21% 67.53%
Communication Services 		2.82% 0.00% 16.35% 29.65%
Utilities 		0.55% 0.00% 11.41% 72.00%
Real Estate 		0.34% 0.00% 23.82% 94.59%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DFSVX % Rank
US 		97.10% 18.85% 100.26% 33.80%
Non US 		2.44% 0.00% 73.13% 40.79%

DFSVX - Expenses

Operational Fees

DFSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.52% 0.05% 49.72% 93.05%
Management Fee 0.48% 0.00% 1.48% 8.41%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee 0.47% 0.01% 0.47% 97.97%

Sales Fees

DFSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

DFSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.50% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

DFSVX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 18.00% 3.00% 468.00% 2.86%

DFSVX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

DFSVX Category Low Category High DFSVX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 4.36% 42.66%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

DFSVX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Monthly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

DFSVX Category Low Category High DFSVX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.56% -2.48% 4.15% 9.91%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

DFSVX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Dividend Payout History

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DFSVX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Jed Fogdall

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2012

8.85

8.9%

Jed S. Fogdall is a Co-Head of Portfolio Management and Vice President of Dimensional and a member of Dimensional’s Investment Committee. Mr. Fogdall has an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BS from Purdue University. Mr. Fogdall joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2004 and has been responsible for international portfolios since 2010 and domestic portfolios since 2012.

Joel Schneider

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 21, 2015

5.45

5.5%

Mr. Schneider is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Mr. Schneider holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an MS from the University of Minnesota, and a BS from Iowa State University. Mr. Schneider joined Dimensional in 2011, has been a portfolio manager since 2013.

Marc Leblond

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2020

0.84

0.8%

Mr. Leblond is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional. He joined Dimensional in 2015. Prior to joining Dimensional, Mr. Leblond was an associate at Duchossois Capital Management from June to December 2014.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 36.03 7.12 1.17

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