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Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (DFAS)

Small Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
77.01 USD +1.53 (2.027%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 78.00 +0.99 (1.286%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 5:29 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:07 a.m. EDT

Price momentum is reversing a prolonged downtrend (close at $77.01 vs 1-year low of $53.93), creating a high-probability bounce play. Recent positive headlines confirming a 'quality tilt' likely spurred the short-term buying, with options flow confirming speculator favoritism for upside beyond $74.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.023738
AutoETS0.024350
AutoARIMA0.024356
AutoTheta0.025822

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 3.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.151
Excess Kurtosis -1.18
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.50

As of April 19, 2026, 12:07 a.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a distinct bullish divergence. Call structures show significant new flow (Vol > OI) at the $74 strike (OTM, ATM anchor for 2026-09-18), suggesting aggressive speculation on upside momentum above the current price. Conversely, Put flow is sparse and heavily concentrated in deep OTM strikes ($61, $70) or unavailable, indicating minimal hedging pressure. The lack of ATM call premium usage suggests the direction is driven by OI positioning rather than standard delta hedging, but the $74 call interest aligns with the price trending toward recent highs.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.23% 1.06% 1.05%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.165 0.231970
2025-12-16 0.201 0.285409
2025-09-23 0.188 0.274669
2025-06-24 0.170 0.271246
2025-03-25 0.133 0.218033
2024-12-17 0.178 0.266692
2024-09-17 0.162 0.257844
2024-06-18 0.167 0.285213
2024-03-19 0.096 0.163810
2023-12-19 0.170 0.291916
2023-09-19 0.159 0.305300
2023-06-21 0.162 0.309837
2023-03-21 0.103 0.204037
2022-12-20 0.178 0.362864
2022-09-20 0.135 0.281359
2022-06-22 0.138 0.302901
2022-03-22 0.075 0.136783
2021-12-16 1.512 2.741536
2021-09-21 0.132 0.251193
2021-06-22 0.079 0.146904
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 1.02

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 77.61
All Time Low 46.108
Ask 79.1
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 478,080
Average Daily Volume3 Month 590,756
Average Volume 590,756
Average Volume10Days 478,080
Beta3 Year 1.2
Bid 73.22
Bid Size 700
Category Small Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 77.61
Day Low 76.18
Dividend Yield 1.02
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.163516
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 73.4108
Fifty Day Average Change 3.599205
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.049028277
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 41.328682
Fifty Two Week High 77.61
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.5999985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0077309427
Fifty Two Week Low 53.939
Fifty Two Week Low Change 23.071003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.42772397
Fifty Two Week Range 53.939 - 77.61
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,623,677,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0738628
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Dimensional Fund Advisors
Fund Inception Date 913,680,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund, using a market capitalization weighted approach, is designed to generally purchase a broad and diverse group of securities of U.S. small cap companies. As a non-fundamental policy, normally, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities of small cap U.S. companies. The fund may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio.
Long Name Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_28113115
Nav Price 76.9793
Net Assets 12,750,459,900.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.26
Open 76.18
Phone 512-306-7400
Post Market Change 0.98999786
Post Market Change Percent 1.2855445
Post Market Price 78.0
Post Market Time 1,776,461,350
Previous Close 75.48
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.53
Regular Market Change Percent 2.02703
Regular Market Day High 77.61
Regular Market Day Low 76.18
Regular Market Day Range 76.18 - 77.61
Regular Market Open 76.18
Regular Market Previous Close 75.48
Regular Market Price 77.01
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 607,687
Short Name Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol DFAS
Three Year Average Return 0.1475698
Total Assets 12,750,459,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.496387
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.26799
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.26799
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 69.92285
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.0871506
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.101356715
Type Disp ETF
Volume 607,687
Yield 0.010199999
Ytd Return 2.26799