DFIS - Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF
This portfolio primarily invests in the stock of small companies based in developed countries outside the United States. Its investment approach assigns weightings to holdings based on their market capitalization. Furthermore, the fund may strategically concentrate on specific types of securities within this market segment, such as those with particularly modest market values, those trading at relatively attractive prices, or businesses demonstrating superior profitability, compared to their general presence in the broader non-U.
As of Jun 30, 2026: spot at $35.00, ATM IV 16.3%, max pain $34.00, net GEX $17.0K.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Market Cap
- $6.01B
- Beta
- 1.02
- 52-Week Range
- 29.53-37.18
- Dividend Yield
- $0.71
- IPO Date
- Mar 24, 2022
- Exchange
- CBOE
What DFIS Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 4.7% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($17.0K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.118) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The DFIS overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
Frequently asked DFIS overview questions
- What is DFIS?
- DFIS is the ticker symbol for Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF, an listed exchange-traded fund. This portfolio primarily invests in the stock of small companies based in developed countries outside the United States. Its investment approach assigns weightings to holdings based on their market capitalization. Listed on CBOE. DFIS is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the DFIS options snapshot look like today?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, the DFIS options snapshot shows spot at $35.00, ATM IV 16.3%, IV rank 4.7%, max pain $34.00, net GEX $17.0K, expected move 4.67%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are DFIS's key statistics?
- Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF (DFIS) carries a market capitalization of $6.01B, 52-week range of 29.53-37.18. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does DFIS belong to?
- Dimensional - International Small Cap ETF operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management - Global industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare DFIS's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the DFIS data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated Jun 30, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.