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DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class A

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NAVPS
(07-23-2025) 		$32.55
Change
$0.09 (0.29%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 23, 2004): 7.07%

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 3.76% 8.84% 10.50% 10.50% 22.46% 17.52% 14.30% 11.20% 16.27% 11.34% 8.97% 9.11% 8.99% 8.32%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.48% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 27 / 754 255 / 749 177 / 744 177 / 744 421 / 729 264 / 706 376 / 685 119 / 606 100 / 575 202 / 544 316 / 496 264 / 467 270 / 435 222 / 392
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 5.40% 0.34% 2.35% 0.70% 4.59% -2.79% 2.23% -0.81% 0.12% -1.01% 5.97% 3.76%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.48% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-21.59% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -12.04% 26.08% 7.01% -13.02% 18.08% -0.78% 27.26% -0.08% 8.33% 19.31%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 4 2
Category Rank 375/ 383 19/ 411 246/ 454 431/ 480 431/ 526 414/ 552 135/ 587 70/ 655 550/ 692 331/ 719

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.26% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.02% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 96.69
Income Trust Units 1.72
International Equity 0.66
Cash and Equivalents 0.49
US Equity 0.43
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.04
Energy 21.63
Basic Materials 14.50
Consumer Services 7.69
Industrial Services 6.74
Other 22.40

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.33
Europe 0.39
Asia 0.28

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 5.00
Suncor Energy Inc 3.26
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.09
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2.71
Cenovus Energy Inc 2.57
Constellation Software Inc 2.45
Bank of Montreal 2.32
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 2.02
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.01
Enbridge Inc 1.98

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)

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DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.77% 12.59% 14.01%
Beta 0.91% 0.95% 1.05%
Alpha 0.00% 0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.94% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.86% 1.07% 0.52%
Sortino 1.70% 1.79% 0.60%
Treynor 0.11% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 94.44% 95.01% 92.45%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.60% 11.77% 12.59% 14.01%
Beta 0.86% 0.91% 0.95% 1.05%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.95% 0.94% 0.94%
Sharpe 1.82% 0.86% 1.07% 0.52%
Sortino 5.16% 1.70% 1.79% 0.60%
Treynor 0.20% 0.11% 0.14% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 96.85% 94.44% 95.01% 92.45%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A42.6​42.641.5​41.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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 June 23, 2004
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
DFA255

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of Canadian 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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

  • Jed S. Fogdall
  • Mary T. Phillips
  • William B. Collins-Dean
Sub-Advisor

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Distributor

-

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 1.32%
Management Fee 1.16%
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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