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DFIS

GradeAChicago Board Options Exchange

Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF

Broad Stock Market · Dimensional · Inception 2022-03-23

$36.64−0.58 (−1.56%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

History starts Mar 24, 2022.
Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 37.22 to 36.64. Range 36.51 to 36.83. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$36.50$36.60$36.70$36.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$5.9B
1Y return
+19.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.92%
Holdings
3463
Volume · 30D
0.7M sh
NAV per share
$36.96
52W range
low $30.31high $38.05

The ETF.net DFIS Grade

A

72/ 100

Rank 6 of 16 in International Small-Cap⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for DFIS. Scores out of 100: Cost 70, Risk 58, Mission 100, Tradability 61, Holdings 63, Durability 54. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Durability (54). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 72 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 70
    Category rank4/16 · top 25%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank1/11 · top 9%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 58
    Category rank7/16 · top 44%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 61
    Category rank7/16 · top 44%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 63
    Category rank8/16 · top 50%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 54
    Category rank8/16 · top 50%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

DFIS Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:51 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
3,463
Top-10 weight
4%
Largest holding
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS0.8%

Sectors

  • Industrials24.1%
  • Materials14.8%
  • Consumer Discr.14.0%
  • Financials12.2%
  • Technology8.6%
  • Energy5.7%
  • Health Care5.6%
  • Cons. Staples5.4%
  • Communication3.6%
  • Real Estate3.3%
  • Utilities2.9%

Geography

  • Japan26.54%
  • Canada12.12%
  • United Kingdom10.95%
  • Switzerland6.87%
  • Germany6.13%
  • France5.67%
  • Australia5.56%
  • Italy3.60%
  • Other countries (27)22.55%

Developed 98% · Emerging 2% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 234.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS0.76%44,737,253$45M120
002TIT.MITELECOM ITALIA SPA/MILANO0.54%3,494,863$32M89
003VACN.SWVAT GROUP AG0.39%31,688$23M113
004TKA.DETHYSSENKRUPP AG0.37%1,218,168$22M56
005DPM.TODPM METALS INC0.36%501,083$21M60
006GTT.PAGAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ0.32%72,338$19M64
0077014.TNAMURA SHIPBUILDING CO LT0.32%579,800$19M45
008FTT.TOFINNING INTERNATIONAL INC0.31%269,770$18M51
009ORNBV.HEORION OYJ0.31%193,339$18M100
010HSX.LHISCOX LTD0.31%698,488$18M61
011CA.PACARREFOUR SA0.31%933,527$18M108
012RXL.PAREXEL SA0.31%433,030$18M96
013SPSN.SWSWISS PRIME SITE AG0.30%115,052$18M94
0144385.TMERCARI INC0.30%749,800$18M49
015QIA.DEQIAGEN NV COM0.30%398,034$18M107

Showing 1–15 of 3498 holdings

DFIS Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

DFIS$11,965
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. DFIS $11,965. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,320$10,852$12,385Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for DFIS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDFIS
Year to date+14.5%
1 month−0.9%
3 months+4.2%
1 year+19.6%
3 years+21.3%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for DFIS
YearReturn barDFIS
2026 YTD+14.5%
2025+37.4%
2024+3.8%
2023+15.2%
2022−12.9%

History from Mar 24, 2022

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DFIS Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
1.92%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.71Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.42 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2022–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Jun 22, 2022 $0.10; Sep 20, 2022 $0.07; Dec 20, 2022 $0.08; Mar 21, 2023 $0.04; Jun 21, 2023 $0.25; Sep 19, 2023 $0.13; Dec 19, 2023 $0.16; Mar 19, 2024 $0.01; Jun 18, 2024 $0.28; Sep 17, 2024 $0.08; Dec 17, 2024 $0.16; Mar 25, 2025 $0.03; Jun 24, 2025 $0.44; Sep 23, 2025 $0.11; Dec 16, 2025 $0.15; Mar 24, 2026 $0.03; Jun 23, 2026 $0.42. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 23, 2026Jun 25, 2026$0.42
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.03
Dec 16, 2025Dec 18, 2025$0.15
Sep 23, 2025Sep 25, 2025$0.11
Jun 24, 2025Jun 26, 2025$0.44
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.03
Dec 17, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.16
Sep 17, 2024Sep 19, 2024$0.08
Jun 18, 2024Jun 20, 2024$0.28
Mar 19, 2024Mar 22, 2024$0.01
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$0.16
Sep 19, 2023Sep 22, 2023$0.13

DFIS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.07
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−27.2%
53 months · trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.98
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

DFIS Cost

Expense ratio0.39%
  • The middle half of International Small-Cap funds
  • Median 0.44%

3 of the 16 International Small-Cap funds charge less.

DFIS costs $39.00 a year on $10,000. The median International Small-Cap fund costs $44.00.