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DFA Global 80EQ-20FI Portfolio Class A

Global Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(10-16-2024)
$21.28
Change
$0.08 (0.39%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at June 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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DFA Global 80EQ-20FI Portfolio Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 11, 2012): 7.54%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 1.90% 5.71% 6.43% 13.38% 20.82% 16.40% 6.67% 10.77% 8.20% 6.84% 6.59% 6.90% 7.38% 6.43%
Benchmark 2.38% 5.49% 8.30% 16.70% 26.09% 20.00% 7.19% 8.92% 9.21% 8.58% 8.90% 8.79% 8.91% 9.34%
Category Average 1.98% 6.76% 6.76% 13.75% 22.14% 15.82% 5.23% 7.69% 7.11% 6.39% 6.27% 6.30% 6.43% 6.12%
Category Rank 940 / 1,387 507 / 1,386 908 / 1,377 839 / 1,376 945 / 1,335 551 / 1,293 334 / 1,185 76 / 1,101 306 / 1,068 446 / 942 429 / 879 340 / 811 258 / 708 328 / 584
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -2.25% 5.33% 3.49% 0.14% 2.92% 3.36% -1.91% 2.79% -0.14% 3.57% 0.17% 1.90%
Benchmark -0.20% 5.87% 2.26% 1.06% 4.23% 2.30% -1.69% 2.36% 2.01% 3.06% -0.02% 2.38%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.52% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.64% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 6.62% 0.86% 11.56% 10.07% -8.58% 15.80% 4.40% 17.04% -8.34% 11.44%
Benchmark 13.13% 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07%
Category Average 7.89% 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 2 4 2 4 1 1 2
Category Rank 454/ 543 558/ 616 27/ 717 349/ 812 860/ 891 433/ 980 881/ 1,074 89/ 1,123 208/ 1,242 611/ 1,293

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

17.04% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.58% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 34.48
Canadian Equity 24.73
International Equity 19.62
Cash and Equivalents 8.49
Foreign Corporate Bonds 8.17
Other 4.51

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 15.96
Technology 11.90
Fixed Income 11.79
Energy 9.04
Cash and Cash Equivalent 8.49
Other 42.82

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.97
Europe 13.22
Asia 10.96
Latin America 0.74
Africa and Middle East 0.62
Other 0.49

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class I 17.90
DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund Class I (H) 11.65
DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund - Class I 11.62
DFA Global Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund Cl I 8.91
DFA Canadian Vector Equity Fund Class I 7.65
DFA International Core Equity Fund - Class I(H) 6.33
DFA International Core Equity Fund - Class I 6.30
DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund Class I 5.98
DFA U.S. Vector Equity Fund - Class I 5.96
DFA Global Targeted Credit Fund Class I 4.98

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

DFA Global 80EQ-20FI Portfolio Class A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.23% 13.23% 10.74%
Beta 0.98% 1.15% 0.94%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.79% 0.67%
Sharpe 0.33% 0.50% 0.49%
Sortino 0.55% 0.62% 0.50%
Treynor 0.04% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 92.11% 94.32% 93.40%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.23% 11.23% 13.23% 10.74%
Beta 1.04% 0.98% 1.15% 0.94%
Alpha -0.05% 0.00% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.83% 0.79% 0.67%
Sharpe 1.78% 0.33% 0.50% 0.49%
Sortino 4.92% 0.55% 0.62% 0.50%
Treynor 0.14% 0.04% 0.06% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 97.09% 92.11% 94.32% 93.40%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date September 11, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
DFA697

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to seek total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and income at levels consistent with the fund’s asset allocation strategy. The fund will generally invest its assets to achieve a target asset allocation of approximately 80% in equity securities and 20% in fixed income securities. The asset allocation may be achieved through investments in other mutual funds or directly in individual securities.

Investment Strategy

To achieve the fund’s investment objectives, the Sub-Advisor implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. The fund’s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Sub-Advisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 09-11-2012
07-13-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
Advisor Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 2,500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.42%
Management Fee 1.23%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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