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DFA US Small Cap I

DFSTX · NASDAQ

Market closed$61.23$-0.450000 (-0.73%)

Key statistics

Previous close$61.68
Open$61.23
Day high$61.23
Day low$61.23
52-week high$62.28
52-week low$47.84
Market cap20.02B
Volume—
Average volume—
P/E ratio—
Forward P/E—
EPS—
Dividend yield0.00%

Market context

Why it moved

DFSTX declined modestly as broad market selling pressure and a lack of positive catalysts weighed on the fund, with no specific news driving the move beyond general risk-off sentiment.

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What is happening

Recent company-specific developments and publisher coverage.

July 17, 2026DFA US Small Cap I closed essentially unchanged as small-cap equities navigated a mixed macro backdrop — a semiconductor-led tech selloff weighed on broader indices Thursday, while the financial sector remained buoyed by a blockbuster Q2 earnings season. Major banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and BNY reported strong results driven by record trading revenues and surging M&A activity, with Finance sector Q2 earnings up over 30% year-over-year. However, Morningstar flagged financial stocks as the second-worst-performing sector over the past year amid AI disruption concerns and private credit headwinds, tempering enthusiasm for the broader asset management space.

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July 16, 2026DFA US Small Cap I (DFSTX) closed up over 1%, approaching its 52-week high, as the fund benefited from a broadly constructive environment for smaller-cap financials and equities. Strong Q2 earnings from Wall Street banks—including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Citigroup—alongside softer-than-expected CPI data fueling rate-cut hopes, lifted investor sentiment across financial services. The iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG) hit a fresh 52-week high today, reflecting broad momentum in the sector.

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July 15, 2026DFA US Small Cap I (DFSTX) closed essentially flat amid a broadly positive financial sector backdrop, as blockbuster Q2 earnings from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, and BNY propelled large-cap financials to 52-week highs. The fund's small-cap tilt lagged the surge in mega-cap financial stocks, consistent with strategist consensus—76% of Natixis surveyed strategists expect large-caps to outperform small-caps in H2 2026—while macro uncertainty around persistent inflation, the US-Iran conflict, and potential Fed rate hikes continue to weigh on small-cap sentiment.

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July 14, 2026DFA US Small Cap I edged slightly lower as broader macro headwinds weighed on risk assets, including renewed U.S.-Iran tensions that sent oil prices higher and pressured equities. The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF), however, is trading near its 52-week high, buoyed by strong Q2 earnings from major banks including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, reflecting a healthy backdrop for financial services broadly. Morningstar's Q3 outlook flagged the financial sector as undervalued despite AI disruption concerns, while custody bank stocks have rallied ~11% on average following Q1 results—providing a mixed but cautiously supportive environment for small-cap financials.

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July 9, 2026DFA US Small Cap I closed essentially unchanged as investors balanced a constructive Q2 earnings outlook for financials against ongoing macro headwinds. With major bank earnings kicking off July 14, UBS and Zacks both highlighted broad-based strength across capital markets, loan growth, and consumer resilience, supporting small-cap financial exposure. However, renewed US-Iran hostilities—including fresh US airstrikes and Iranian retaliatory strikes on Gulf nations—kept oil prices elevated near $78/barrel, reigniting inflation fears and pushing Treasury yields higher, weighing on rate-sensitive small-cap valuations.

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July 8, 2026DFA US Small Cap I (DFSTX) declined notably as a broad risk-off wave swept U.S. equities after President Trump declared the U.S.-Iran interim peace agreement 'over,' sending oil prices surging more than 5% and rattling global markets. Small-cap stocks faced amplified pressure relative to large caps, with the S&P 500 also selling off amid escalating Middle East tensions, rising Treasury yields, and uncertainty ahead of the Federal Reserve's June meeting minutes. The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) held relatively steady in after-hours trade, suggesting the small-cap segment bore disproportionate selling pressure on the day.

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June 24, 2026DFA US Small Cap I (DFSTX) edged lower in pre-market trading, near its 52-week high, as a global tech and semiconductor-driven selloff weighed on broader equity sentiment. The Nasdaq tumbled nearly 3% on Tuesday amid AI spending concerns and a sharp drop in SpaceX shares, dragging small-cap indices along with it, though the Financial Sector ETF (XLF) held relatively steady. Bank of America's forecast of three Fed rate hikes this year adds macro headwinds for small-cap equities, which are historically sensitive to rising borrowing costs.

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