DFA Japanese Small Company Portfolio Institutional Class (DFJSX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
25.98
+0.20 (0.78%)
Jun 27, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
16.82%
Fund Assets 219.21M
Expense Ratio 0.40%
Min. Investment $0.00
Turnover 14.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.70
Dividend Yield 2.71%
Dividend Growth -50.45%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 13, 2024
Previous Close 25.78
YTD Return 16.66%
1-Year Return 20.44%
5-Year Return 47.26%
52-Week Low 20.90
52-Week High 25.98
Beta (5Y) 0.49
Holdings 1
Inception Date Jan 31, 1986

About DFJSX

The DFA Japanese Small Company Portfolio Institutional Class is a mutual fund designed to provide investors with exposure to small-cap companies listed in Japan. Its primary objective is long-term capital appreciation through a diversified portfolio of Japanese small-cap stocks, making it a focused option for those seeking to tap into the growth potential of Japan’s smaller enterprises. The fund follows a disciplined investment approach, leveraging insights from academic research to systematically capture returns from the Japanese small-cap segment. Characterized by a broad portfolio—encompassing over 1,600 individual holdings—the fund spans multiple sectors, including technology, industrials, consumer cyclical, utilities, and financial services. With an emphasis on cost efficiency, it maintains a low expense ratio relative to its peers and is managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors, known for its process-driven and research-based investment philosophy. The Institutional Class share structure targets large-scale and institutional investors, further supporting the fund’s operational efficiency. Overall, the DFA Japanese Small Company Portfolio plays a significant role in diversifying global equity allocations and offers a specialized avenue for accessing Japan’s entrepreneurial and innovative small-cap market.

Fund Family Dimensional Fund Advisors
Category Japan Stock
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol DFJSX
Share Class - Institutional Class
Index MSCI Japan Small Cap NR USD

Performance

DFJSX had a total return of 20.44% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.43%.

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 13, 2024 $0.70282 Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2023 $1.41841 Dec 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2022 $1.09076 Dec 15, 2022
Dec 15, 2021 $1.25687 Dec 16, 2021
Dec 16, 2020 $0.53977 Dec 17, 2020
Dec 17, 2019 $0.98893 Dec 18, 2019
Full Dividend History