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U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO

mutual fund
DFSCX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$27.07 +0.51 +1.92%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
share class
DFSCX (Mutual Fund)

U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$27.07 +0.51 +1.92%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
share class
DFSCX (Mutual Fund)

U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$27.07 +0.51 +1.92%
primary theme
U.S. Small-Cap Blend Equity
share class

Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$27.07

$7.03 B

1.19%

$0.32

0.41%

Vitals

YTD Return

3.0%

1 yr return

20.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

5.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

10.4%

Net Assets

$7.03 B

Holdings in Top 10

20.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$26.6
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.41%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 20.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/27/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

$27.07

$7.03 B

1.19%

$0.32

0.41%

DFSCX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 3.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 5.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 10.4%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.90%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    U.S. MICRO CAP PORTFOLIO
  • Fund Family Name
    Dimensional Funds
  • Inception Date
    Jan 03, 1994
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    Instl
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Jed Fogdall

Fund Description

To achieve the U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio’s investment objective, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Advisor”) implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolio’s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors. The Advisor’s portfolio management and trading processes further balance those long-term drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs.

The U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio, using a market capitalization weighted approach, is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of the securities of U.S. micro cap companies. A company’s market capitalization is the number of its shares outstanding times its price per share. Under a market capitalization weighted approach, companies with

higher market capitalizations generally represent a larger proportion of the Portfolio than companies with relatively lower market capitalizations. The Portfolio may emphasize certain stocks, including smaller capitalization companies, lower relative price stocks, and/or higher profitability stocks as compared to their representation in the micro-cap segment of the U.S. market. An equity issuer is considered to have a low relative price (i.e., a value stock) primarily because it has a low price in relation to its book value. In assessing relative price, the Advisor may consider additional factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. An equity issuer is considered to have high profitability because it has high earnings or profits from operations in relation to its book value or assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing relative price and profitability are subject to change from time to time.

As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of U.S. micro cap companies. As of the date of this Prospectus, for the purposes of the Portfolio, the Advisor considers micro cap companies to be companies whose market capitalizations are generally in the lowest 5% of total market capitalization or companies whose market capitalizations are smaller than the 1,500th largest U.S. company, whichever results in the higher market capitalization break. Total market capitalization is based on the market capitalization of eligible U.S. operating companies listed on a securities exchange in the United States that is deemed appropriate by the Advisor. Under the Advisor’s market capitalization guidelines described above, based on market capitalization data as of December 31, 2023, the market capitalization of a micro cap company would be below $4,539 million. This threshold will change due to market conditions.

The Advisor may also increase or reduce the U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio’s exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a company’s price momentum, short-run reversals, and investment characteristics. In assessing a company’s investment characteristics, the Advisor considers ratios such as recent changes in assets divided by total assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing a company’s investment characteristics are subject to change from time to time. In addition, the Advisor seeks to reduce trading costs using a flexible trading approach that looks for opportunities to participate in the available market liquidity, while managing turnover and explicit transaction costs.

The U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio.

The U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.

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DFSCX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DFSCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.0% -5.1% 23.8% 76.40%
1 Yr 20.7% -12.5% 56.1% 60.90%
3 Yr 5.1%* -8.5% 41.4% 20.59%
5 Yr 10.4%* -13.7% 32.2% 28.68%
10 Yr 8.1%* -3.0% 17.2% 38.04%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DFSCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 14.8% -49.6% 29.0% 39.32%
2022 -16.7% -59.3% 118.2% 19.82%
2021 20.2% -31.6% 39.3% 14.10%
2020 5.4% -51.0% 39.5% 76.88%
2019 17.3% -16.9% 37.8% 72.75%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period DFSCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.0% -5.1% 23.8% 76.40%
1 Yr 20.7% -12.5% 56.1% 60.90%
3 Yr 5.1%* -8.5% 41.4% 20.59%
5 Yr 10.4%* -13.7% 32.2% 28.68%
10 Yr 8.1%* -3.0% 17.2% 38.04%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period DFSCX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 17.9% -21.7% 31.8% 29.44%
2022 -12.5% -45.2% 123.7% 16.22%
2021 33.5% 0.0% 47.7% 4.21%
2020 6.6% -50.5% 46.9% 80.45%
2019 20.7% -12.6% 43.7% 87.25%

NAV & Total Return History


DFSCX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

DFSCX Category Low Category High DFSCX % Rank
Net Assets 7.03 B 480 K 118 B 4.91%
Number of Holdings 1598 2 2519 7.02%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.21 B 104 K 9.83 B 3.68%
Weighting of Top 10 20.15% -2849.0% 100.5% 38.73%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. DFA Investment Trust Co. 8.11%
  2. DFA Short Term Investment Fund 7.85%
  3. State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund 1.29%
  4. CorVel Corp. 0.52%
  5. Veritiv Corp. 0.46%
  6. Boise Cascade Co. 0.44%
  7. CNX Resources Corp. 0.42%
  8. Hostess Brands, Inc. 0.36%
  9. CBIZ, Inc. 0.35%
  10. First BanCorp 0.35%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High DFSCX % Rank
Stocks
106.78% -565235.00% 107.11% 0.35%
Cash
9.15% 0.00% 565934.00% 9.82%
Preferred Stocks
0.03% 0.00% 7.53% 6.32%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 3.17% 20.91%
Bonds
0.00% -2.00% 74.53% 25.61%
Other
-0.06% -598.74% 82.28% 96.32%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DFSCX % Rank
Financial Services
22.45% 0.00% 35.52% 6.91%
Industrials
17.48% 2.46% 37.42% 41.31%
Consumer Cyclical
12.30% 0.99% 47.79% 29.43%
Technology
11.55% 0.00% 54.70% 82.98%
Healthcare
10.73% 0.00% 26.53% 72.16%
Energy
7.52% 0.00% 37.72% 21.99%
Consumer Defense
5.81% 0.00% 18.87% 13.83%
Basic Materials
5.27% 0.00% 18.66% 40.07%
Communication Services
3.47% 0.00% 14.85% 29.43%
Utilities
2.30% 0.00% 18.58% 54.96%
Real Estate
1.11% 0.00% 29.43% 93.62%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High DFSCX % Rank
US
106.78% -565235.00% 107.11% 0.35%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 94.14% 34.56%

DFSCX - Expenses

Operational Fees

DFSCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.41% 0.01% 38.45% 87.83%
Management Fee 0.38% 0.00% 1.50% 16.02%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.45% 100.00%

Sales Fees

DFSCX 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

DFSCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 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.

DFSCX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 20.00% 1.00% 314.00% 13.55%

DFSCX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

DFSCX Category Low Category High DFSCX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.19% 0.00% 42.10% 22.46%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

DFSCX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annually Annual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

DFSCX Category Low Category High DFSCX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.90% -2.40% 2.49% 14.72%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

DFSCX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Quarterly Annually

Distributions History

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DFSCX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Jed Fogdall


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 28, 2012

10.26

10.3%

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

6.87

6.9%

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

2.25

2.3%

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 49.61 7.05 2.58