U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio: ETF Class Shares (DFMC)

The U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio: ETF Class Shares (DFMC) is the exchange-traded share class of Dimensional Fund Advisors' U.S. Micro Cap Portfolio, a long-running mutual fund strategy. The ETF class gives investors exchange-traded access to the same underlying portfolio.

The portfolio invests in the smallest U.S. companies by market capitalization, holding a very broad and diversified set of micro-cap stocks. Consistent with Dimensional's approach, it may also take into account factors such as relative price and profitability when selecting and weighting holdings.

Dimensional, headquartered in Austin, Texas, manages the strategy actively rather than tracking an index, emphasizing diversification and careful trading to manage costs in less liquid parts of the market.