# Wilshire Small Company Growth Portfolio Investment Class Shares (DTSGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dtsgx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 1992-09-30 This fund primarily invests its capital in the common shares of companies characterized by smaller market values. These companies generally align with the size range found within the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The investment approach focuses on businesses that have historically exhibited robust growth in either earnings or sales, coupled with a strong tendency to retain their profits. As a result, such growth-oriented companies often trade at higher price-to-earnings ratios. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $19.80 | | Expense Ratio | 1.35% | | Assets Under Management | $22.6M | | NAV | $19.80 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $17.11 – $22.86 | | Beta | 1.17 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $3.5311 /share - Ex-date: 2022-12-13 - Pay date: 2022-12-14 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does DTSGX invest in? This fund primarily invests its capital in the common shares of companies characterized by smaller market values. These companies generally align with the size range found within the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The investment approach focuses on businesses that have historically exhibited robust growth in either earnings or sales, coupled with a strong tendency to retain their profits. As a result, such growth-oriented companies often trade at higher price-to-earnings ratios. ### What is the expense ratio of DTSGX? Wilshire Small Company Growth Portfolio Investment Class Shares (DTSGX) charges an expense ratio of 1.35%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is DTSGX? Wilshire Small Company Growth Portfolio Investment Class Shares (DTSGX) manages $22.6M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is DTSGX actively managed or an index fund? DTSGX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (DTSGX's is 1.35%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was DTSGX launched? Wilshire Small Company Growth Portfolio Investment Class Shares (DTSGX) launched in September 1992 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has DTSGX performed? DTSGX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does DTSGX pay a dividend? Wilshire Small Company Growth Portfolio Investment Class Shares (DTSGX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does DTSGX pay dividends? Wilshire Small Company Growth Portfolio Investment Class Shares pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is DTSGX's dividend yield? DTSGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is DTSGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for DTSGX was 2022-12-13. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will DTSGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.35% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does DTSGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from DTSGX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does DTSGX cost more than a fund like VOO? DTSGX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 1.35%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to DTSGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as DTSGX (1.35%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dtsgx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dtsgx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dtsgx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dtsgx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/dtsgx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.