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Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF (DFAS)

Small Blend | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
82.09 USD -0.71 (-0.857%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 82.14 +0.05 (0.061%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT

The Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF presents a compelling case for a patient buyer, though it lacks the explosive momentum of a hot tip. Fundamentally, the business is on a strong upward trajectory, having delivered a +18.71% cumulative return over the last four years with three of those years seeing positive growth. The price action confirms this, trading well above its 200-day average and showing a steady climb over the past two months. However, the short-term outlook is muted; the statistical forecast offers only a modest 0.60% upside over the next 45 days, and the options market is essentially silent, failing to provide a bullish catalyst. The dividend yield of roughly 1% is adequate but not a primary driver here. This is a solid, steady accumulation vehicle for small-cap exposure, but investors should not expect a rapid sprint in the immediate term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.010624
MSTL0.012099
AutoARIMA0.012904
AutoETS0.013062

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 54%
H-stat 3.96
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.394
Excess Kurtosis -0.83
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 18.09

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:27 a.m. EDT: Options activity is sparse and lacks directional conviction. Call volume is negligible across expirations, while put activity is concentrated in out-of-the-money strikes for the September expiration, suggesting minor hedging or speculative bets on a dip rather than a structured bearish thesis. Implied volatility remains extremely low, indicating a lack of significant positioning by speculators.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.30% 1.09% 1.04% 1.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-23 0.240 0.301054
2026-03-24 0.165 0.231970
2025-12-16 0.201 0.284743
2025-09-23 0.188 0.273256
2025-06-24 0.170 0.269115
2025-03-25 0.133 0.215734
2024-12-17 0.178 0.263314
2024-09-17 0.162 0.253918
2024-06-18 0.167 0.280154
2024-03-19 0.096 0.160455
2023-12-19 0.170 0.285474
2023-09-19 0.159 0.297697
2023-06-21 0.162 0.301227
2023-03-21 0.103 0.197773
2022-12-20 0.178 0.351016
2022-09-20 0.135 0.271215
2022-06-22 0.138 0.291201
2022-03-22 0.075 0.131119
2021-12-16 1.512 2.624544
2021-09-21 0.132 0.234417
2021-06-22 0.079 0.136773
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 0.98

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 84.52
All Time Low 46.108
Ask 82.13
Ask Size 800
Average Daily Volume10 Day 396,160
Average Daily Volume3 Month 468,341
Average Volume 468,341
Average Volume10Days 396,160
Beta3 Year 1.05
Bid 82.1
Bid Size 600
Category Small Blend
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 83.1651
Day Low 82.06
Dividend Yield 0.98
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.5373054
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 81.9126
Fifty Day Average Change 0.17739868
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.002165707
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 20.916187
Fifty Two Week High 84.52
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.4300003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.028750597
Fifty Two Week Low 65.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 17.059998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.26234043
Fifty Two Week Range 65.03 - 84.52
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,623,677,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.084900595
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.710007
Fullday Change Percent -0.857496
Fullday Price 82.14
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 82.8169
Net Assets 15,305,755,600.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.26
Open 83.04
Phone 512-306-7400
Post Market Change 0.05000305
Post Market Change Percent 0.06091248
Post Market Price 82.14
Post Market Time 1,787,961,473
Previous Close 82.8
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.710007
Regular Market Change Percent -0.857496
Regular Market Day High 83.1651
Regular Market Day Low 82.06
Regular Market Day Range 82.06 - 83.1651
Regular Market Open 83.04
Regular Market Previous Close 82.8
Regular Market Price 82.09
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 397,768
Short Name Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol DFAS
Three Year Average Return 0.1629426
Total Assets 15,305,755,648
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 18.092236
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 5.15073
Trailing Three Month Returns 5.15073
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 75.7955
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.2944946
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08304575
Type Disp ETF
Volume 397,768
Yield 0.0098
Ytd Return 16.89407