Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF
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- Financial Services
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One Austin TX United States of America 78746
- IPO Date
- Mar 24, 2022
- Website
- dimensional.com
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- Dimensional International Small Cap ETF (DFIS) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of small-cap equity securities of non-U.S. companies in developed markets outside the United States. The fund employs a market capitalization-weighted approach with a systematic tilt toward smaller companies relative to their representation in the broader international equity universe; it holds thousands of securities across sectors such as industrials, consumer cyclical, financial services, basic materials, and technology, with primary regional exposures including the Eurozone, Japan, Europe ex-Eurozone, the United Kingdom, and Canada. DFIS distributes dividends and is domiciled in the United States, trading on the NYSE Arca exchange with a net expense ratio of 0.39% and total net assets exceeding $2.8 billion as of recent data. Launched on March 23, 2022, the ETF is managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (DFA), a global investment firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, with additional offices across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. DFA, the fund's primary advisor and issuer through Dimensional ETF Trust, provides transfer agency services via DFA Securities LLC as distributor; the firm applies academic research-driven strategies to portfolio design, management, and trading across its suite of equity and fixed income ETFs, mutual funds, and other vehicles. DFIS forms part of Dimensional's broader international equity offerings, complementing products like the Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF (DISV) and various U.S. Small Cap ETFs; it targets investors seeking exposure to foreign small/mid-blend markets, including financial advisors, institutions, and individual portfolios. In recent developments, Dimensional Fund Advisors renewed its transfer agency agreement with SS&C Global Investor and Distribution Solutions in March 2025 for its U.K. open-ended investment company funds managing GBP 8.7 billion, extending a long-term partnership that enhances operational efficiency for international offerings including those akin to DFIS. The firm announced a product partnership with Prudential Financial and Fiduciary Exchange in January 2025 to integrate protected lifetime income strategies into managed accounts using Dimensional's systematic approaches. Dimensional surpassed $200 billion in active ETF assets by mid-2025, driven by client demand-led launches including Market Series strategies with lower tracking error, while planning UCITS ETFs and ETF share classes in Australia; these expansions reflect ongoing growth in its ETF lineup without specific alterations to DFIS.