Is DFAS a good investment?

Dimensional - US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) is a US small-cap ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores DFAS 4.4 out of 10 — highest on Risk (6.7), lowest on Quality (1.3). It trades at 17.0 times earnings, against its own median of 16.3. Its ten largest holdings are 4% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is DFAS rated? ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) 4.4 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Dimensional - US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) 4.4 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.4 / 10
Growth: 4.8 / 10
Valuation: 4.9 / 10
Risk: 6.7 / 10
Quality: 1.3 / 10
Return: 4.1 / 10

What is DFAS's expense ratio? 0.26% a year

As of September 11, 2026, DFAS charges 0.26% a year, yields 1.39% and holds $15.4B in assets across 2045 positions.

Dimensional - US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) — cost, income and size
Measure	DFAS
Expense ratio	0.26%
Dividend yield	1.39%
Assets under management	$15.4B
Holdings	2045

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in DFAS's data

U.S. small-cap equities, selected for risk-controlled growth.

Priced in line with the small-cap market — no premium for the active approach.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 11.6x sits near the peer median of 11.5x. Holdings 2,045 spread across the small-cap universe.

Functions as a broad small-cap allocation with a risk-aware tilt.

Why did DFAS move this week? It fell 1.9% in the week to September 11, 2026 — UiPath and Factset Research Systems drove it

DFAS fell 1.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were UiPath (−24.5%), Factset Research Systems (−17.0%) and Manhattan Associates (−9.2%); Skyworks Solutions (+23.6%) pushed the other way.

Is DFAS expensive right now? It trades at 17.0 times earnings, against its own median of 16.3

As of September 11, 2026, DFAS is more expensive than 69% of its own 51 monthly readings since 2021 — 35 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside DFAS? 14% Tech

What's inside DFAS: Size (Large 0%, Mid 58%, Small 42%); Geography (International 5%, US 95%); Tech 14.0%; AI 0.2%; Semiconductors 2.8%; Memory 0.8%.

What are DFAS's top holdings? The ten largest are 4% of the fund

HF Sinclair, APA, Hecla Mining, Borg-Warner, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Charles River Laboratorie, Invesco, Wesco International, Digitalocean and Crown are DFAS's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 87% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of DFAS's weight sits in its 310 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 808 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Dimensional - US Small Cap ETF (DFAS) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/dfas