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DISSX - Dreyfus Small Cap Stock Index

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Dreyfus Small Cap Stock Index (DISSX)
Expense Ratio: 0.50%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $15,685.71


The Dreyfus Small Cap Stock Index fund (DISSX) is a Small Blend fund started on 06/30/1997 and has $1.10 billion in assets under management. The current manager has been running Dreyfus Small Cap Stock Index since 04/20/2000. The fund is rated by Morningstar. This fund does not charge 12b-1 fees.

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Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB)
Expense Ratio: 0.10%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $3,271.86


The Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Small Blend investment strategy and is an alternative to a Small Blend mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Dreyfus Small Cap Stock Index because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Small Blend Funds Have Lower Fees Than Dreyfus Small Cap Stock Index (DISSX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
Columbia Small Cap Index A NMSAX 20.0% 1,600 0.45%
Columbia Small Cap index Fund Class R4 CIDUX 20.0% 1,600 0.45%
Columbia Small Cap Index Z NMSCX 20.0% 1,600 0.20%
DFA US Small Cap I DFSTX 23.0% 4,000 0.37%
Northern Small Cap Index NSIDX 16.5% 476 0.15%
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index Inst PSSIX 19.1% 496 0.30%
Principal SmallCap S&P 600 Index R5 PSSPX 19.1% 496 0.44%
Schwab Fdmtl US Sm Mid Co Idx SFSNX 35.0% 594 0.35%
Schwab Small Cap Index SWSSX 26.0% 1,500 0.17%
TIAA-CREF Small-Cap Blend Idx Inst TISBX 25.0% 802 0.15%
Vanguard Small Cap Index Instl VSCIX 17.0% 24,400 0.14%
Vanguard Small Cap Index Inv NAESX 17.0% 24,400 0.30%
Vanguard Small Cap Index Signal VSISX 17.0% 24,400 0.16%
Vanguard Strategic Small-Cap Equity Inv VSTCX 64.0% 240 0.43%
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Adm VTMSX 40.0% 2,100 0.13%
Vanguard Tax-Managed Small Cap Instl VTSIX 40.0% 2,100 0.09%
Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap Fund Class A (OSCAX) OSCAX 52.0% 100,000,000 0.00%



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Why Are These Metrics Important?


Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.