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DFA International Core Equity Fund Class A

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

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NAVPS
(08-29-2025) 		$20.24
Change
-$0.14 (-0.70%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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DFA International Core Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 06, 2005): 4.97%

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 0.99% 9.01% 8.94% 13.27% 13.14% 13.59% 14.21% 6.42% 9.52% 7.58% 5.46% 5.96% 6.90% 5.59%
Benchmark 0.51% 7.24% 8.41% 14.61% 13.37% 14.63% 16.10% 7.71% 10.55% 9.02% 7.26% 7.72% 8.32% 6.83%
Category Average -0.71% 4.67% 4.46% 10.25% 9.79% 11.71% 12.96% 5.30% 8.24% 7.36% 5.99% 6.15% 6.83% 5.44%
Category Rank 126 / 820 50 / 808 101 / 786 173 / 784 183 / 773 219 / 741 261 / 704 288 / 686 252 / 655 358 / 609 420 / 549 351 / 513 290 / 452 231 / 385
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund -0.36% 2.81% -2.49% -0.20% 0.19% 3.98% 1.23% 0.28% -1.56% 4.49% 3.31% 0.99%
Benchmark 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.52% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 13.99% 0.66% 20.50% -9.45% 12.18% 5.02% 7.89% -10.51% 12.82% 11.19%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 3 4 3 3 2 3 3
Category Rank 253/ 360 124/ 404 106/ 464 313/ 524 507/ 586 399/ 636 417/ 666 274/ 688 459/ 718 471/ 753

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.50% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.51% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.35
Income Trust Units 0.85
Cash and Equivalents 0.43
US Equity 0.35
Canadian Equity 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 17.79
Consumer Goods 13.52
Technology 13.31
Industrial Goods 8.36
Basic Materials 7.32
Other 39.70

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 51.92
Europe 39.90
Africa and Middle East 3.58
Latin America 2.33
North America 0.35
Other 1.92

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 1.57
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.94
TotalEnergies SE 0.90
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 0.65
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 0.64
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B 0.60
Nestle SA Cl N 0.59
Shell PLC - ADR 0.57
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 0.54
Toyota Motor Corp 0.51

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

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

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DFA International Core Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.44% 11.61% 12.22%
Beta 0.94% 0.89% 0.96%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.91% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.87% 0.62% 0.36%
Sortino 2.05% 1.07% 0.38%
Treynor 0.11% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 94.12% 92.21% 88.53%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 7.60% 11.44% 11.61% 12.22%
Beta 0.86% 0.94% 0.89% 0.96%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.89% 0.91% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.25% 0.87% 0.62% 0.36%
Sortino 2.87% 2.05% 1.07% 0.38%
Treynor 0.11% 0.11% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 94.51% 94.12% 92.21% 88.53%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 06, 2005
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
DFA294

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation primarily through exposure to investments in common stocks of non-Canadian and non-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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

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

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

DFA Australia Limited.

Dimensional Japan Ltd.

Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

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 1.46%
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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