DFIS ETF — Dimensional International Small Cap ETF

Dimensional International Small Cap ETF (DFIS)

Updated November 13, 2026.

DFIS is an ETF. Its distribution rate is 2.10%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.22%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 86/100 (Safe). Total return is 57.6% over the past 4.6 years, 20.9 points behind SPY at 78.5%.

At the current 2.10% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $210 per year, or about $52.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Dimensional International Small Cap ETF is an equity fund that tracks small-capitalization companies in developed non-U.S. markets using a market-capitalization-weighted approach, with potential emphasis on smaller companies, lower relative price stocks, and higher profitability stocks. The fund distributes quarterly at a modest current distribution rate and carries an expense ratio of 0.39%. It appeals to investors seeking international small-cap exposure with a focus on developed market economies outside the United States.

DFIS performance versus SPY

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 57.6% over the past 4.6 years, 20.9 points behind SPY at 78.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.4%.

DFIS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

86 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.81%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/23/2022

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

2.10%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.22%

Last close

$35.61 (as of 2026-11-13)

AUM

$5,826,332,770

Average volume

897,530

Dividend

$0.187

Ex-dividend date

09/22/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

1.04

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.10%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.187) × 4 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-13; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.22%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Dimensional; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

DFIS risks and drawbacks

DFIS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.4%.

Who may consider DFIS — and who may not

DFIS may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFIS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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