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

DUSGNasdaqDimensionalA

$51.41−0.01 (−0.02%)

At close: Nov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A75/ 100

Rank 4 of 41 in US Active Small-Cap

A75/100Rank 4 of 41inUS Active Small-Cap
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 51.41 to 51.41. Range 51.24 to 51.87. Use the arrow keys to read each point.51.3051.6051.7051.8051.9010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.33%
Fund size
$1.96B
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
582
Avg volume · 30D
5.5K sh
52W range
low $48.24high $54.03
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The ETF.net DUSG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 75 out of 100

Category
US Active Small-Cap⁠
Rank
4 of 41
Six-pillar profile for DUSG. Scores out of 100: Cost 85, Risk 61, Mission not scored, Tradability 62, Holdings 79, Durability 93. Strongest: Durability (93). Weakest: Risk (61). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 75 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.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 41

  • 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.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 39

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 41

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 41

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A93 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 41

Our read on DUSG

ETF.net Research

In short

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

  • Not 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
  • The 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
  • 0.33% a year for a systematically managed factor strategy, sitting right around the middle of the multifactor pack rather than at the premium end.
  • Broad 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

  • It trades thinly. Light volume can mean wider gaps between the bid and the ask than you get with the household-name index ETFs.
  • Distributions land once or twice a year, not monthly. The stated job here is long-term capital appreciation, not a paycheck.
  • Fair 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 Performance

Launched Dec 20, 2012

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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DUSG$9,936
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,093
Jul 31, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026. DUSG $9,936. SPY $10,093. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,500$10,000$10,500Jul 2026Sep 2026Nov 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 unavailableNo data
1 month+2.8%
3 months−0.6%
1 yearHistory unavailableNo data
3 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
5 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data
10 yearsHistory unavailableper yearNo data

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+3.1%

History from May 5, 2026

DUSG in the news

DUSG Dividends

Last payment
$0.07 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 $0.07; Sep 29, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 29, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.07
Jun 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.07

DUSG Risk

Risk pillarB61 out of 100Rank 11 of 39 in US Active Small-Cap
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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.
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.
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

DUSG Cost

Compare DUSG and AVSC

Overpaying vs AVSC, cheapest in US Active Small-Cap

$1,578

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • DUSG 0.33%

    $6,737

  • AVSC 0.25% Cheapest

    $5,159

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DUSG 0.33%
  • AVSC 0.25%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530DUSG $6,737AVSC $5,159

Year by year

YearDUSGAVSCOverpaying
10$598$455$143
20$2,318$1,769$549
30$6,737$5,159$1,578

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