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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.30% -- -- 1.21%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The fund will generally allocate its assets to other funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC, and its affiliates that invest in Canadian, U.S. and international (including emerging markets) equity securities, real estate securities, and fixed income securities. Generally, the fund will allocate its assets in other funds to achieve a target allocation of 80% (with an allocation under normal market conditions of approximately 70% to 90%) in funds that invest primarily in equity securities and real estate securities, and a target allocation of 20% (with an allocation under normal market conditions of approximately 10% to 30%) in funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Allocation
Global Peer Group Mixed Asset CAD Aggressive - Global
Peer Group Global Equity Balanced
Global Macro --
US Macro --
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective --
Fund Owner Firm Name Dimensional
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
No Data Available
1 Month
% Rank: --
-327.92M Peer Group Low
1.110B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: --
-450.43M Peer Group Low
1.825B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: --
-341.06M Peer Group Low
1.208B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: --
-1.312B Peer Group Low
6.402B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: --
-335.24M Peer Group Low
1.350B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: --
-1.092B Peer Group Low
6.480B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: --
-147.18M Peer Group Low
334.49M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: --
-1.306B Peer Group Low
11.56B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
20%
15%
10%
5%
0
Name
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
17.02%
5.53%
18.35%
-7.33%
12.66%
16.04%
18.10%
3.63%
21.93%
5.56%
28.04%
-6.24%
12.05%
21.04%
29.06%
3.59%
15.42%
5.65%
15.68%
-7.50%
11.79%
14.55%
16.26%
3.24%
21.12%
12.37%
13.33%
-18.56%
19.18%
19.76%
7.84%
4.68%
16.81%
7.53%
14.47%
-12.85%
7.84%
9.49%
14.79%
3.77%
17.19%
8.71%
13.10%
-11.64%
10.16%
17.46%
15.25%
3.41%
As of January 16, 2026.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (1-15-26) 1.99%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 10
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 25.72
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.891
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 5.738
Weighted Median ROE 44.13%
Weighted Median ROA 8.99%
ROI (TTM) 14.21%
Return on Investment (TTM) 14.21%
Earning Yield 0.0543
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9006
Number of Equity Holdings 0
Bond
Yield to Maturity (8-31-25) 3.90%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 3.51%
Calculated Average Quality 2.503
Effective Maturity 5.482
Nominal Maturity 5.530
Number of Bond Holdings 0
As of August 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.74%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.67%
EPS Growth (5Y) 13.84%
Sales Growth (1Y) 10.58%
Sales Growth (3Y) 10.47%
Sales Growth (5Y) 10.69%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 12.94%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 10.52%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 12.18%
As of August 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Launch Date 9/10/2012
Share Classes
DFA697 Commission-based Advice
DFA699 Institutional
Attributes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of August 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.89%
Stock 79.74%
Bond 19.21%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.10%
Other 0.06%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
DFA CANADIAN CORE EQUITY CLASS I
18.21% -- --
DFA U.S. CORE EQUITY CLASS I (H)
11.66% -- --
DFA U.S. CORE EQUITY CLASS I
11.65% -- --
DFA GLOBAL INVESTMENT GRADE FIXED INCOME FD CL I
8.97% -- --
DFA CANADIAN VECTOR EQUITY CLASS I
8.02% -- --
DFA INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY CLASS I
6.20% -- --
DFA International Core Equity 2 Portfolio Inst 6.18% 20.98 0.14%
DFA FIVE-YEAR GLOBAL FIXED INCOME CLASS F
5.97% -- --
DFA U.S. VECTOR EQUITY CLASS I
5.95% -- --
DFA GLOBAL TARGETED CREDIT CLASS I
4.97% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee --
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for RRSP Yes
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 2500.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The fund will generally allocate its assets to other funds managed by Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC, and its affiliates that invest in Canadian, U.S. and international (including emerging markets) equity securities, real estate securities, and fixed income securities. Generally, the fund will allocate its assets in other funds to achieve a target allocation of 80% (with an allocation under normal market conditions of approximately 70% to 90%) in funds that invest primarily in equity securities and real estate securities, and a target allocation of 20% (with an allocation under normal market conditions of approximately 10% to 30%) in funds that invest primarily in fixed income securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Equity Style --
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Allocation
Global Peer Group Mixed Asset CAD Aggressive - Global
Peer Group Global Equity Balanced
Global Macro --
US Macro --
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective --
Fund Owner Firm Name Dimensional
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (1-15-26) 1.99%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 10
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 25.72
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.891
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 5.738
Weighted Median ROE 44.13%
Weighted Median ROA 8.99%
ROI (TTM) 14.21%
Return on Investment (TTM) 14.21%
Earning Yield 0.0543
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.9006
Number of Equity Holdings 0
Bond
Yield to Maturity (8-31-25) 3.90%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 3.51%
Calculated Average Quality 2.503
Effective Maturity 5.482
Nominal Maturity 5.530
Number of Bond Holdings 0
As of August 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.74%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.67%
EPS Growth (5Y) 13.84%
Sales Growth (1Y) 10.58%
Sales Growth (3Y) 10.47%
Sales Growth (5Y) 10.69%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 12.94%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 10.52%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 12.18%
As of August 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Launch Date 9/10/2012
Share Classes
DFA697 Commission-based Advice
DFA699 Institutional
Attributes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund --
Currency Hedged Fund --
Socially Responsible Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:DFA698.TO", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:DFA698.TO", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:DFA698.TO", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:DFA698.TO", "prospectus_objective")
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