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DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Portfolio Institutional Class DFSVX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 60.00  /  +0.89 %
  • Total Assets 27.0B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.310%
  • Expense Ratio 0.310%
  • Distribution Fee Level Low
  • Share Class Type Institutional
  • Category Small Value
  • Investment Style Small Value
  • Min. Initial Investment 0
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 1.46%
  • Turnover 7%

USD | NAV as of Oct 03, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Oct 03, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis DFSVX

Will DFSVX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable DFSVX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the DFSVX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of DFSVX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Potent and cost-effective.

Associate Director Daniel Sotiroff

Daniel Sotiroff

Associate Director

Summary

DFA US Small Cap Value Portfolio offers a well-diversified portfolio and cost-effective execution that should help it outperform most of its category peers over the long haul.

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Portfolio Holdings DFSVX

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  • Current Portfolio Date
  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 8.4
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Future on E-mini S&P 500 Futures

1.31 259M
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Ssc Government Mm Gvmxx

1.02 202M
Cash and Equivalents

HF Sinclair Corp

0.96 190M
Energy

BorgWarner Inc

0.90 177M
Consumer Cyclical

Invesco Ltd

0.87 172M
Financial Services

Elanco Animal Health Inc

0.78 155M
Healthcare

Avnet Inc

0.76 151M
Technology

Ovintiv Inc

0.73 145M
Energy

Arrow Electronics Inc

0.72 142M
Technology

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc Class A

0.72 142M
Industrials

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