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U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio ETF

DFMCNYSE ArcaA

$57.78+0.08 (+0.14%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:48 PM

A76/ 100

Rank 3 of 48 in US Active Small/Mid-Cap

A76/100Rank 3 of 48inUS Active Small/Mid-Cap
Intraday session: up, 16 prints from 57.70 to 57.78. Range 57.48 to 57.97. Use the arrow keys to read each point.57.5057.6057.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.43%
Fund size
$7.6B
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
1746
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$57.75
52W range
low $49.08high $62.37
Launched

The ETF.net DFMC Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
US Active Small/Mid-Cap⁠
Rank
3 of 48
Six-pillar profile for DFMC. Scores out of 100: Cost 69, Risk 84, Mission not scored, Tradability 65, Holdings 93, Durability 99. Strongest: Durability (99). Weakest: Tradability (65). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 76 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B69 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 48

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 44

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 48

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 48

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A99 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 48

Our read on DFMC

ETF.net Research

ADimensional's micro-cap workhorse: a systematic sweep of the smallest US listed companies, a strategy dating to 1981, now in an ETF wrapper. Not an index tracker, and it charges less than the typical active US equity fund.

Stated mandate

The Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.43% a year, well under the median for active US equity funds, so the fee takes a smaller bite out of a hard-to-reach corner of the market.
  2. 02The strategy dates to 1981 and now runs as a multi-billion-dollar portfolio: an unusually long run for anything pointed at micro caps.
  3. 03Systematic rather than index-bound. Dimensional sifts the small end of the US market by its own rules instead of copying a published micro-cap benchmark.dimensional.com
  4. 04One of the stronger implementations among the active US equity funds we grade, with risk control and portfolio construction the standout pieces.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Thinly traded next to the big index names, so the cost of getting in and out can matter as much as the expense ratio, especially for larger orders.
  2. 02It costs more than Dimensional's broad-market siblings, DFAU at 0.12% and DFAC at 0.17%, which own far bigger, more liquid companies.
  3. 03Micro caps are the choppy end of the US market, and owning them is the entire job here. The mandate is long-term capital appreciation, not income.

DFMC Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
1,746
Top-10 weight
4%
Largest holding
Cash and Cash Equivalents0.6%

Geography

  • United States95.75%
  • Bermuda1.94%
  • United Kingdom0.42%
  • Monaco0.32%
  • Ireland0.29%
  • Singapore0.24%
  • Puerto Rico0.23%
  • Canada0.20%
  • Other countries (7)0.60%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 117.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Cash and Cash Equivalents0.55%0$42M124
002FBPFirst Bancorp Puerto Rico Common Stock USD.10.47%1,330,998$36M147
003CVSACovista Inc Common Stock0.45%264,753$34M136
004PLXSPlexus Corp Common Stock USD.010.43%123,611$32M136
005LAURLaureate Education Inc Common Stock USD.0010.40%774,687$31M132
006TXG10X Genomics Inc Class A Common Stock USD.000010.40%372,540$30M137
007MTRNMaterion Corp Common Stock0.37%99,969$28M138
008ENVAEnova International Inc Common Stock USD.000010.36%152,114$27M129
009MXLMaxlinear Inc Common Stock0.35%278,557$27M129
010HURNHuron Consulting Group Inc Common Stock USD.010.35%159,461$27M91
011AIRAar Corp Common Stock USD1.00.34%257,097$26M138
012USLMUnited States Lime & Mineral Common Stock USD.10.34%234,787$25M104
013AGXArgan Inc Common Stock USD.150.33%63,586$25M160
014INSWInternational Seaways Inc Common Stock0.29%182,429$22M160
015BHEBenchmark Electronics Inc Common Stock USD.10.29%266,736$22M139

Showing 1–15 of 1746 holdings

DFMC Performance

Launched Dec 23, 1981

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

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DFMC$9,617
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. DFMC $9,617. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,461$9,949$10,436Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 DFMC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDFMC
Year to dateHistory unavailable—
1 month−2.2%
3 months−3.8%
1 yearHistory unavailable—
3 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
5 yearsHistory unavailableper year—
10 yearsHistory unavailableper 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 DFMC
YearReturn barDFMC
2026 YTD+17.7%

History from Mar 20, 2026

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DFMC Dividends

Last payment
$0.15 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 2 payments in 2026 YTD. Jun 29, 2026 $0.13; Sep 29, 2026 $0.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 29, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.15
Jun 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.13

DFMC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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No data available
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.
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No data available
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.
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No data available
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.
0.53
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.

DFMC Cost

Expense ratio0.43%
  • The middle half of US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds
  • Median 0.59%

14 of the 47 US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds charge less.

DFMC costs $43.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Small/Mid-Cap fund costs $59.00.

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