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DUSG vs TMFS

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

DUSGANasdaq

Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF

TMFSFCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

DUSG −0.52pt a year

DUSG0.33%TMFS0.85%

Avg volume · 30D

DUSG 1.3×the volume

DUSG5.5KTMFS4.29K

DUSG vs TMFS Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−1.7%DUSG−4.0%TMFS

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. DUSG −1.7%. TMFS −4.0%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−7.5%0%2.5%5%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
DUSG 0.33%, better
TMFS 0.85%
Fund size
DUSG $1.94B
TMFS $52M
1Y total return
DUSG No data
TMFS −0.5%
Yield (12M)
DUSG No data
TMFS 0.00%
Holdings
DUSG 585
TMFS 33
Avg volume (30D)
DUSG 5.5K sh, better
TMFS 4.29K sh
NAV per share
DUSG $50.92
TMFS $34.04
52W range

ETF.net Grade

DUSG: Cost 85, Risk 61, Mission not scored, Tradability 61, Holdings 79, Durability 93. TMFS: Cost 8, Risk 23, Mission 74, Tradability 48, Holdings 20, Durability 52.
Pillar letters and Scores for DUSG, TMFS, with each pillar’s weight
PillarDUSGTMFS
Cost30% weightA85HigherF8
Mission25% weightNot scoredA74
Risk15% weightB61HigherF23
Tradability15% weightB61HigherC48
Holdings10% weightA79HigherF20
Durability5% weightA93HigherC52

Rank among US Active Small-Cap funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. DUSG and TMFS are both graded against the same 39 US Active Small-Cap funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Active Small-Cap⁠

Category · 39 funds
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DUSG ranks 4th and TMFS 35th of 39 funds in the US Active Small-Cap Category.

  1. Rank 1AAVSCAvantis U.S. Small Cap Equity ETFScore 88
  2. Rank 2AFESMFidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETFScore 85
  3. Rank 3ADFSVU.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio ETF Class SharesScore 82
  4. Rank 4ADUSGU.S. Small Cap Growth Portfolio: ETF Class SharesScore 75
  5. Rank 5ABSVOEA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETFScore 70
  6. Rank 34FMMSCFirst Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETFScore 24
  7. Rank 35FTMFSMotley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETFScore 23
  8. Rank 36FSMLLHarbor Active Small Cap ETF (SMLL)Score 21

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

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

TMFSFMotley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF

In short

DUSG A 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.

TMFS The Motley Fool's stock-picking bench in an ETF wrapper: an actively managed basket of US small caps chosen for quality and growth, with no index to hide behind and a fee that reflects the human effort.

Stated mandate

DUSG The Portfolio seeks long-term capital appreciation.

TMFS The actively managed ETF seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of small-capitalization companies. It uses a quality-growth approach and generally invests at least 80% of net assets in small-cap companies.

Why people hold it

  • DUSG 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
  • TMFS Genuinely active, not an index in disguise: managers pick US small caps on quality and growth, with at least 80% of net assets in small-cap companies per the prospectus.
  • Trading since 2018, so there is a real multi-year live record from a named research house instead of a back-test.
  • One legible job: US-listed equities only, small-cap quality-growth style, no overseas sleeve or mid-cap drift written into the mandate.

Worth knowing

  • DUSG 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.
  • TMFS The 0.85% expense ratio sits well above the median for active small-cap funds, and the highest-graded rivals in the group (AVUV, AVSC) charge a fraction of that.
  • Thinly traded next to the category's giants, so spreads can be wider and bigger orders can push the price around.
  • The mandate is capital appreciation, not income, and against its active small-cap peer group the fund lands in the bottom quartile on our review.

Full DUSG profile⁠

Full TMFS profile⁠

DUSG vs TMFS Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DUSG vs TMFS Cost

Overpaying TMFS vs DUSG

$9,462

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

  • DUSG 0.33%

    $6,737

  • TMFS 0.85%

    $16,199

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • DUSG 0.33%
  • TMFS 0.85%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530TMFS $16,199DUSG $6,737

Year by year

YearDUSGTMFSOverpaying
10$598$1,508$910
20$2,318$5,706$3,388
30$6,737$16,199$9,462

Expense ratio

  • 0.33%DUSG, cheaper
  • 0.85%TMFS
  • Middle half of US Active Small-Cap funds
  • Median 0.55%

DUSG 7th cheapest of 39 funds

TMFS 36th cheapest of 39 funds

DUSG vs TMFS Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
DUSG No data
TMFS 0.00%
Payout (12M)
DUSG No data
TMFS None
Last payment
DUSG $0.07
TMFS No data
Ex-dividend
DUSG Sep 29, 2026
TMFS No data
Paid on
DUSG Oct 1, 2026
TMFS No data
Frequency
DUSG Quarterly
TMFS No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2019 to 2026, same scale for both

DUSGQuarterly · 2 paymentsAll DUSG payments⁠
One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Jun 29, 2026 $0.07; Sep 29, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.50202020232026YTD
TMFS5 paymentsAll TMFS payments⁠
One bar per payment. 5 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2019 $0.34; Dec 16, 2020 $2.15; Dec 15, 2021 $0.87; Dec 14, 2022 $0.08; Dec 13, 2023 $0.00077. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.50202020232026YTD

DUSG vs TMFS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
DUSG No dataTMFS 20.7%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
DUSG No dataTMFS 0.32
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
DUSG No dataTMFS −44.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
DUSG 1.05TMFS 1.02

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