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DFA U.S. Vector Equity Fund Class A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(09-06-2024)
$41.07
Change
-$0.48 (-1.16%)

As at July 31, 2024

As at June 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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DFA U.S. Vector Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 29, 2003): 7.74%

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 6.23% 7.74% 14.88% 16.02% 20.52% 16.49% 9.94% 16.29% 10.86% 8.58% 9.73% 9.95% 8.71% 10.08%
Benchmark 2.12% 10.55% 18.30% 21.84% 28.01% 21.92% 13.41% 16.63% 16.13% 14.92% 15.80% 15.21% 14.12% 15.86%
Category Average 1.79% 14.31% 14.31% 17.38% 22.65% 17.16% 8.69% 13.13% 12.11% 11.10% 11.80% 11.53% 10.27% 11.48%
Category Rank 38 / 1,327 925 / 1,319 701 / 1,311 874 / 1,302 867 / 1,275 801 / 1,201 516 / 1,125 164 / 1,057 735 / 1,004 766 / 907 707 / 853 601 / 764 546 / 662 501 / 622
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund -0.38% -3.32% -2.64% 5.49% 5.02% 0.99% 5.62% 4.85% -3.72% 2.24% -0.79% 6.23%
Benchmark 1.05% -4.85% 0.44% 6.86% 1.80% 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.94% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-17.16% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 14.81% 12.20% 14.46% 6.43% -7.01% 17.92% 2.16% 25.48% -4.67% 12.42%
Benchmark 24.19% 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32%
Category Average 16.59% 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 4 4 4 4 2 1 4
Category Rank 419/ 548 436/ 640 32/ 688 741/ 777 727/ 865 847/ 940 935/ 1,018 370/ 1,083 147/ 1,140 999/ 1,204

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

25.48% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.01% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 94.70
International Equity 4.77
Cash and Equivalents 0.32
Canadian Equity 0.14
Income Trust Units 0.06
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 22.22
Technology 13.57
Healthcare 11.65
Energy 10.34
Industrial Goods 7.98
Other 34.24

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.23
Europe 3.48
Latin America 1.16
Asia 0.11
Africa and Middle East 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 2.37
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.36
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.24
Amazon.com Inc 1.25
UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.12
Chevron Corp 1.10
Johnson & Johnson 1.02
Verizon Communications Inc 0.96
Bank of America Corp 0.93
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 0.92

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

DFA U.S. Vector Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.48% 17.04% 14.93%
Beta 0.83% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha -0.01% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.69% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.51% 0.57% 0.62%
Sortino 0.86% 0.78% 0.78%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 98.59% 98.80% 98.78%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 13.04% 14.48% 17.04% 14.93%
Beta 0.81% 0.83% 1.00% 1.00%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.04% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.54% 0.70% 0.69% 0.74%
Sharpe 1.13% 0.51% 0.57% 0.62%
Sortino 2.68% 0.86% 0.78% 0.78%
Treynor 0.18% 0.09% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 99.41% 98.59% 98.80% 98.78%

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 October 29, 2003
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
DFA222

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of U.S. companies. Fundamental investment objectives may only be changed with the approval of a majority of unitholders at a meeting called for that purpose. However, we may change the fund’s investment strategies described below, at our discretion.

Investment Strategy

Information regarding the general investment approach and strategies followed in the management of the Dimensional Funds is set out in the section above called “Investment approach”. 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.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC 10-27-2003
Stephen A. Clark 10-29-2003

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 1.45%
Management Fee 1.25%
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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