DFA International Small I

DFA International Small Company I is an actively managed international equity fund focused on small and mid-sized companies in developed markets outside the United States. Managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors, it seeks broad exposure to a diversified universe of foreign small-cap stocks across sectors such as industrials, financials, technology, healthcare, consumer goods, and materials. The portfolio is built to capture the characteristics of smaller overseas businesses while maintaining wide diversification across thousands of securities. DFA International Small Company I is used by investors seeking international small-company exposure within a professionally managed, rules-based framework that emphasizes market-capitalization tilts and disciplined portfolio construction. Its role in the financial market is to provide access to a segment of global equities that is often less represented in large-cap international funds and offers differentiated geographic and sector composition.