DIMENSIONAL US SMALL CAP 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.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN
Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +17.9% so far this year. At 0.26% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
| 1 week | -1.7% |
| 1 month | +3.1% |
| 3 months | +7.1% |
| 6 months | +9.4% |
| YTD | +17.9% |
| 1 year | +21.2% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat DFAS on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $128.4B | +$547M | -21bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$547M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IMCB iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF | 0.04% | $1.7B | +$15M | -22bp on fee · +$15M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| VO Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund | 0.04% | $68.1B | — | -22bp on fee · 8× the assets | Head-to-head |
| IMCG iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETF | 0.06% | $4.2B | +$69M | -20bp on fee · +$69M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IMCV iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF | 0.06% | $1.2B | +$20M | -20bp on fee · +$20M in over the month | Head-to-head |