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Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF

DFAS
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Dec 15, 1998
Expense Ratio
0.26%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Dimensional
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$18,050,761
AUM
$5,696,005,235
Associated Index
None
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Active
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

MUSA
Murphy USA Inc
0.39%
FIX
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
0.36%
UFPI
UFP Industries Inc
0.36%
ONTO
Onto Innovation Inc.
0.36%
SIGI
Selective Insurance Group Inc.
0.35%
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc.
0.34%
RMBS
Rambus Inc.
0.34%
CMC
Commercial Metals Co.
0.33%
FTI
TechnipFMC plc
0.32%
FN
Fabrinet
0.32%
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What is DFAS?

The investment objective of the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (the "US Small Cap ETF" or "Portfolio") is to achieve long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns. To achieve its investment objective, the US Small Cap ETF, using a market capitalization weighted approach,generally purchases a broad and diverse group of securities of U.S. small cap companies. A company s marketcapitalization is the number of its shares outstanding times its price per share. In general, the higher the relativemarket capitalization of the U.S. small cap company, the greater its representation in the Portfolio. The Advisormay increase or decrease the Portfolio s exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, afterconsidering such factors as free float, momentum, trading strategies, liquidity, relative price, profitability,investment characteristics, and other factors that the Advisor determines to be appropriate.

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DFAS
Performance Measures**

for the time period Jun 14, 2021 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 5.1%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 3.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -26.1%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 21.2%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.37

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.22

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toDFAS

ETFs correlated to DFAS include FNDA, IJR, GSSC

DFAS
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
FNDA
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF
IJR
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
GSSC
Goldman Sachs ETF Trust - Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
VIOO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
SPSM
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF
PRFZ
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF
VBR
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF
ESML
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF
DFAT
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF
VTWO
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 2000 Index ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

FAQ

DFAS is a US Equities ETF. The investment objective of the Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (the "US Small Cap ETF" or "Portfolio") is to achieve long-term capital appreciation while minimizing federal income taxes on returns. To achieve its investment objective, the US Small Cap ETF, using a market capitalization weighted approach,generally purchases a broad and diverse group of securities of U.S. small cap companies. A company s marketcapitalization is the number of its shares outstanding times its price per share. In general, the higher the relativemarket capitalization of the U.S. small cap company, the greater its representation in the Portfolio. The Advisormay increase or decrease the Portfolio s exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, afterconsidering such factors as free float, momentum, trading strategies, liquidity, relative price, profitability,investment characteristics, and other factors that the Advisor determines to be appropriate.

Yes, DFAS is actively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

No, DFAS is not passively managed. It is actively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on DFAS is -0.027%. This is the percent change in the value of DFAS over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on DFAS is -0.005%. This is the percent change in the value of DFAS over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of DFAS for the past year is 0.2062%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to DFAS include VIG, VYM, and FDL.

ETFs correlated to DFAS include FNDA, IJR, and GSSC.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to DFAS include TZA, TWM, and RWM.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.