DFSTX Mutual Fund — DFA US Small Cap I

DFA US Small Cap I (DFSTX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DFSTX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.97%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.98%, its expense ratio is 0.27%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 3128.2% over the past 34.4 years.

DFA US Small Cap I is a mutual fund that holds a broad, market-capitalization-weighted portfolio of readily marketable U.S. small-cap company securities, with larger companies representing proportionally greater portions of the fund than smaller ones. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and an expense ratio of 0.27%. It appeals to equity investors seeking diversified exposure to U.S. small-cap stocks with low costs.

DFSTX performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3128.2% over the past 34.4 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.2%.

DFSTX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.97%

Issuer

Dimensional

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.27%

Distribution rate

0.97%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.98%

Last close

$58.53 (as of 2026-10-16)

NAV

$60.25 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)

Premium / discount

N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)

AUM

$19,169,167,360

Average volume

0.0

Dividend

$0.124

Ex-dividend date

09/29/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.97%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.98%) 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.

DFSTX risks and drawbacks

DFSTX'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.2%.

Who may consider DFSTX — and who may not

DFSTX may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DFSTX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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