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DUSG

GradeANASDAQ Global Market

U.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio: ETF Class Shares

Active Equity · Dimensional · Inception 2012-12-20

$50.09−0.26 (−0.51%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:09 PM EDT

History starts May 5, 2026.History starts May 5, 2026.History starts May 5, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 16 prints from 50.35 to 50.09. Range 50.00 to 50.29. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$50.00$50.20$50.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.33%
Fund size
$1.9B
1Y return
—
Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$50.32
52W range
low $48.24high $54.03

The ETF.net DUSG Grade

A

73/ 100

Rank 5 of 41 in US Active Small-Cap⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for DUSG. Scores out of 100: Cost 83, Risk 60, Mission not scored, Tradability 59, Holdings 80, Durability 93. Strongest: Durability (93). Weakest: Tradability (59). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 73 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 83
    Category rank8/41 · top 20%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 60
    Category rank11/37 · top 30%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 59
    Category rank16/41 · top 39%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 80
    Category rank8/41 · top 20%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 93
    Category rank2/41 · top 5%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on DUSG

ETF.net Research

AA Dimensional small-cap growth strategy that finally got a ticker. DUSG is an exchange-traded share class of a portfolio running since 2012, screening small US companies for high profitability and cheaper relative price.

Stated mandate

The Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Not a startup fund with a launch-day portfolio. The underlying strategy has run since 2012, and the ETF class is a new door into the same book of stocks.businesswire.com
  2. 02The screen does two jobs at once: small-cap growth companies, filtered for high profitability and lower relative price, instead of whatever the index says is popular.dimensional.com
  3. 030.33% a year for a systematically managed factor strategy, sitting right around the middle of the multifactor pack rather than at the premium end.
  4. 04Broad and diversified by design, holding a wide sweep of US small caps in a billion-dollar-plus portfolio, not a handful of high-conviction names.dimensional.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01It trades thinly. Light volume can mean wider gaps between the bid and the ask than you get with the household-name index ETFs.
  2. 02Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly. The stated job here is long-term capital appreciation, not a paycheck.
  3. 03Fair pricing, not bargain pricing: broad US growth exposure in the same peer group costs far less (IUSG, 0.04%), minus the small-cap and profitability screens.

DUSG Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:51 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
—
Top-10 weight
7%
Largest holding
HALO0.8%

Sectors

  • Industrials23.7%
  • Consumer Discr.18.2%
  • Technology17.8%
  • Health Care12.7%
  • Financials9.7%
  • Materials5.6%
  • Cons. Staples5.5%
  • Energy3.4%
  • Communication2.9%
  • Utilities0.3%
  • Real Estate0.2%

Geography

  • United States96.59%
  • Ireland1.25%
  • United Kingdom0.62%
  • Sweden0.46%
  • Bermuda0.23%
  • Netherlands0.20%
  • Canada0.19%
  • Singapore0.16%
  • Other countries (3)0.29%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 39.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001HALOHALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC COMMON STOCK USD.0010.81%143,312$16M200
002CCKCROWN HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD5.00.70%122,946$14M174
003MEDPMEDPACE HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.010.68%21,280$13M205
004MANHMANHATTAN ASSOCIATES INC COMMON STOCK USD.010.67%61,941$13M182
005IESCIES HOLDINGS INC COMMON STOCK USD.010.67%40,688$13M141
006FIVEFIVE BELOW COMMON STOCK USD.010.66%53,811$13M187
007ALLEALLEGION PLC COMMON STOCK USD.010.63%78,988$12M147
008BJBJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS COMMON STOCK USD.010.61%127,109$12M154
009EHCENCOMPASS HEALTH CORP COMMON STOCK USD.010.60%94,017$12M169
010AITAPPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECH INC COMMON STOCK0.57%35,020$11M193
011MUSAMURPHY USA INC COMMON STOCK USD.010.57%21,049$11M168
012JKHYJACK HENRY + ASSOCIATES INC COMMON STOCK USD.010.56%68,819$11M237
013ALSNALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDING COMMON STOCK USD.010.55%89,446$11M172
014SCISERVICE CORP INTERNATIONAL COMMON STOCK USD1.00.55%133,651$11M156
015EATBRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON STOCK USD.10.55%52,887$11M152

Showing 1–15 of 571 holdings

DUSG Performance

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

DUSG$9,778
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. DUSG $9,778. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,634$10,096$10,557Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – 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 DUSG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodDUSG
Year to dateHistory unavailable—
1 month−5.3%
3 months−2.2%
1 yearHistory unavailable—
3 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
5 yearsHistory unavailable—per year
10 yearsHistory unavailable—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 DUSG
YearReturn barDUSG
2026 YTD+0.8%

History from May 5, 2026

DUSG in the news

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DUSG 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.
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Payout per share
Data unavailableLast 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2026 YTD. Jun 29, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.07

DUSG 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.
1.05
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.

DUSG Cost

Expense ratio0.33%
  • The middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
  • Median 0.55%

7 of the 39 US Active Small-Cap funds charge less.

DUSG costs $33.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Small-Cap fund costs $55.00.