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Dfa U.s. Micro Cap Portfolio Institutional Class (DFSCX)

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31.33 +0.54 +1.75%

22/11 - Closed. Currency in USD

Morningstar Rating:
Total Assets: 8.11B

Type: Fund

Market: United States

Issuer: Dimensional Fund Advisors

Asset Class: Equity

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DFSCX Overview

On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Dfa U.s. Micro Cap Portfolio Institutional Class. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of DFSCX among other information.

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation. The fund, using a market capitalization weighted approach, purchases a broad and diverse group of the securities of U.S. micro cap companies. It may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for U.S. equity securities and indices, to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the fund.

Contact Information

Address 1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor
Santa Monica,CA 90401
United States

Phone +1 512 3067400

Web www.dimensional.com

Top Executives

Name	Title	Since	Until
Marc C. Leblond	-	2020	Now
Biography	Mr. Leblond is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional. He joined Dimensional in 2015. Prior to joining Dimensional, Mr. Leblond was an associate at Duchossois Capital Management from June to December 2014.
Joel P. Schneider	Portfolio Manager	2015	Now
Biography	Mr. Schneider is a Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. Mr. Schneider holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, an MS from the University of Minnesota, and a BS from Iowa State University. Mr. Schneider joined Dimensional in 2011, has been a portfolio manager since 2013.
Jed S. Fogdall	Vice President	2012	Now
Biography	Jed S. Fogdall is a Co-Head of Portfolio Management and Vice President of Dimensional and a member of Dimensional’s Investment Committee. Mr. Fogdall has an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BS from Purdue University. Mr. Fogdall joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2004 and has been responsible for international portfolios since 2010 and domestic portfolios since 2012.
Joseph H. Chi	Vice President	2012	2019
Biography	Joseph H. Chi, CFA, is a Co-Head of Portfolio Management and Vice President of Dimensional and the Chairman of Dimensional’s Investment Committee. Mr. Chi has an MBA and BS from the University of California, Los Angeles and also a JD from the University of Southern California. Mr. Chi joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2005 and has been responsible for international portfolios since 2010 and domestic portfolios since 2012.
Henry F. Gray	Head	2012	2017
Biography	Mr. Gray is Head of Global Equity Trading and a Vice President of Dimensional Funds Advisors LP and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Gray received his MBA from the University of Chicago in 1995 and his AB from Princeton University in 1989. Mr. Gray joined DFA in 1995, was a Portfolio Manager from 1995 to 2005, and has been Head of Global Equity Trading since 2006, and since 2012 responsible for the international portfolios managed by Dimensional.
Bhanu P. Singh	portfolio manager	2014	2015
Biography	Bhanu P. Singh is Vice President and a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Singh joined Dimensional originally in 2003 and has been a portfolio manager since 2012. Mr. Singh has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Stephen A. Clark	Vice President	2008	2015
Biography	Clark is Dimensional's Head of Portfolio Management and Vice President and is chairman of the Investment Committee. He joined Dimensional in 2001 as a general portfolio manager in U.S. equities, became head of international equities trading in 2004 and assumed his current position in 2006. His financial career began at John Nuveen & Co. in 1997, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions for the health care services division. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS from Bradley University.
Robert T. Deere	Portfolio Manager	1994	2009
Biography	Deere is a portfolio manager and vice president of Dimensional Fund Advisors LP. He joined Dimensional in 1991 and has been responsible for the domestic equity portfolios since 1994.
Carl Snyder	-	1991	2002
Biography	Snyder is a portfolio manager with Dimensional Fund Advisors.
Jeanne C. Sinquefield	executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Member	1983	2002
Biography	Sinquefield is an executive vice president and portfolio manager with Dimensional Fund Advisors and is a member of the company's investment policy committee. Previously, she worked at the Chicago Board of Trade, the Ford Foundation, the U.S. Congress, and the University of Chicago.

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