Driehaus Small Cap Growth Institutional (DNSMX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
27.34
+0.94 (3.56%)
Oct 13, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
3.56%
Fund Assets1.13B
Expense Ratio0.70%
Min. Investment$500,000
Turnover112.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.29
Dividend Yield1.04%
Dividend Growth173.17%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 19, 2024
Previous Close26.40
YTD Return16.94%
1-Year Return14.74%
5-Year Return63.59%
52-Week Low17.04
52-Week High27.78
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings121
Inception DateAug 21, 2017

About DNSMX

The Driehaus Small Cap Growth Fund Institutional Class is a mutual fund focused on capital appreciation through investments in U.S. small-cap companies. It implements a growth-oriented strategy, targeting equities of firms that fall within the market capitalization range of the Russell 2000® Growth Index. This approach emphasizes faster-growing businesses, often in early development stages or in emerging industries. The fund's portfolio is diversified across sectors such as technology, consumer defensive, healthcare, and industrials, with top holdings frequently representing innovative and high-growth companies. Managed by an experienced investment team, the fund aims to identify and capitalize on dynamic opportunities in the small-cap segment, which is characterized by higher volatility but also the potential for rapid expansion. With a minimum initial investment tailored to institutional investors, the fund maintains a cost advantage within its peer group, while offering exposure to a segment of the equity market known for its risk and return potential.

Fund Family Driehaus
Category Small Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol DNSMX
Share Class Institutional Share Class
Index Russell 2000 Growth TR

Performance

DNSMX had a total return of 14.74% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.50%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
VRTGXVanguardVanguard Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund Institutional Shares0.08%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
DVSMXInvestor Share Class0.90%

Top 10 Holdings

17.19% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Astera Labs, Inc.ALAB2.17%
Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCRDO1.89%
Curtiss-Wright CorporationCW1.74%
CyberArk Software Ltd.CYBR1.74%
Karman Holdings Inc.KRMN1.68%
Upstart Holdings, Inc.UPST1.64%
Commvault Systems, Inc.CVLT1.64%
Lumentum Holdings Inc.LITE1.62%
Axon Enterprise, Inc.AXON1.56%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.STRL1.53%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 19, 2024$0.29022Dec 19, 2024
Dec 13, 2023$0.10624Dec 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2022$0.32916Dec 14, 2022
Dec 16, 2021$4.52268Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2020$1.5477Dec 17, 2020
Dec 19, 2019$0.97433Dec 19, 2019
Full Dividend History