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DFA International Small Company Portfolio Institutional Class DFISX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return 27.10  /  +0.74 %
  • Total Assets 15.8B
  • Adj. Expense Ratio
    0.390%
  • Expense Ratio 0.270%
  • Distribution Fee Level Low
  • Share Class Type Institutional
  • Category Foreign Small/Mid Blend
  • Investment Style Mid Blend
  • Min. Initial Investment 0
  • Status Open
  • TTM Yield 2.98%
  • Turnover 14%

USD | NAV as of Jul 15, 2026 | 1-Day Return as of Jul 15, 2026, 12:11 AM GMT+0

Morningstar’s Analysis DFISX

Will DFISX 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 DFISX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the DFISX 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 DFISX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

An extensive small-cap portfolio with some modest advantages.

Associate Director Daniel Sotiroff

Daniel Sotiroff

Associate Director

Summary

DFA International Small Company Portfolio follows a disciplined process and charges a low fee, which should give it an edge over most of its peers in the foreign small/mid-blend Morningstar Category.

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Portfolio Holdings DFISX

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  • Current Portfolio Date
  • Equity Holdings —
  • Bond Holdings —
  • Other Holdings —
  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 4.4
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

Ssc Government Mm Gvmxx

1.11 176M
Cash and Equivalents

Future on E-mini S&P 500 Futures

1.00 159M
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Celestica Inc Common Stock

0.52 83M
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Bawag Group AG Ordinary Shares

0.49 78M
Financial Services

PSP Swiss Property AG

0.36 58M
Real Estate

Swiss Prime Site AG

0.34 55M
Real Estate

Finning International Inc

0.34 54M
Industrials

Hudbay Minerals Inc

0.34 53M
Basic Materials

Iamgold Corp

0.32 51M
Basic Materials

Rexel SA

0.32 50M
Technology

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