DFA - International Small Cap Growth Portfolio
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Santa Monica CA 90401 Santa Monica CA United States of America 90401
- IPO Date
- Dec 27, 2012
- CIK
- 0000355437
- Website
- dimensional.com
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- DFA International Small Cap Growth Portfolio (DISMX) is a mutual fund managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P. that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of small-cap growth companies located in developed markets outside the United States. The Portfolio employs a market capitalization-weighted approach to purchase stocks of small, non-U.S. companies exhibiting growth characteristics, with approximately 98% of assets allocated to non-U.S. stocks across diversified sectors and regions including Europe and Asia ex-Japan; top holdings as of recent data include GEA Group AG, Belimo Holding AG, Babcock International Group PLC, Orion Oyj, and Games Workshop Group PLC. It operates within the foreign small/mid growth category, targeting institutional and advisor-sold investors with a net expense ratio of 0.45%, daily pricing, and no minimum initial investment requirement. Dimensional Fund Advisors L.P., headquartered in Austin, Texas, and founded in 1981, serves as the investment manager, overseeing $915 billion in firmwide assets under management across a broad range of systematic investment strategies including equity, fixed income, and multi-asset solutions. The firm maintains 15 global offices in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, Japan, and additional U.S. locations in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Santa Monica, California. DFA's investment philosophy emphasizes factor-based investing grounded in academic research, supported by five Nobel laureates and 29 PhDs on staff, with over 1,600 employees worldwide. In January 2025, Dimensional formed a strategic partnership with Prudential Financial Inc. and Fiduciary Exchange LLC (FIDx) to integrate protected lifetime income strategies powered by Dimensional's strategies into managed accounts via the FIDx Insurance Overlay marketplace, expanding access to retirement solutions. In March 2025, DFA renewed and extended its transfer agency agreement with SS&C Global Investor and Distribution Solutions for its U.K. open-ended investment company (OEIC) funds managing GBP 8.7 billion. Additional recent developments include updates to the Global Core Fixed Income Fund in October 2025 to incorporate up to 15% Chinese bonds via Bond Connect and strategy enhancements for Targeted Value Funds in September 2025 to emphasize higher profitability securities.