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DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity 2 Portfolio Inst (DFCEX) Total Return
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Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.40% 27.05B 2.80% 9.00%
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 seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in a broad and diverse group of equity securities associated with emerging markets, which may include frontier markets authorized for investment by the Advisors Investment Committee.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Emerging Mkts Global
Peer Group Emerging Markets Funds
Global Macro Equity Emerging Markets
US Macro Emerging Markets Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Emerging Markets Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Dimensional
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSACXUSNTR 100.0%

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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
1 Month
% Rank: 98
-1.103B Peer Group Low
1.135B Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 98
-1.258B
-7.789B Peer Group Low
7.989B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 70
-2.040B Peer Group Low
2.785B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 98
-20.82B Peer Group Low
12.28B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 97
-4.090B Peer Group Low
4.225B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 99
-23.26B Peer Group Low
18.78B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 71
-2.040B Peer Group Low
2.785B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 69
-29.80B Peer Group Low
59.75B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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YTD
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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)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-15.25%
16.04%
13.86%
5.83%
-16.40%
15.45%
7.32%
1.13%
-14.20%
21.51%
10.65%
7.82%
-16.00%
15.62%
5.53%
8.10%
-14.54%
20.41%
15.29%
0.94%
-17.73%
9.31%
11.06%
1.69%
-17.91%
16.73%
16.94%
-1.30%
-23.02%
17.21%
14.94%
0.37%
-14.88%
17.13%
12.99%
4.18%
-18.46%
14.58%
7.17%
1.70%
-13.62%
16.03%
13.89%
2.53%
-16.88%
13.08%
6.90%
2.61%
As of April 29, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-28-25) 3.43%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 21.52
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.139
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.575
Weighted Median ROE 16.50%
Weighted Median ROA 7.64%
ROI (TTM) 12.89%
Return on Investment (TTM) 12.89%
Earning Yield 0.0862
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 3.309
As of January 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 12.55%
EPS Growth (3Y) 19.24%
EPS Growth (5Y) 14.58%
Sales Growth (1Y) 10.50%
Sales Growth (3Y) 14.93%
Sales Growth (5Y) 11.94%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 12.72%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 14.17%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 18.90%
As of January 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of January 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 1.13%
Stock 96.27%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.93%
Other 1.68%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.97% 17.24 0.00%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.01% 62.00 1.63%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 1.81% 164.47 0.65%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.42% 40.60 0.00%
DFA Investment Trust Company
1.42% -- --
Cash and Cash Equivalents
1.16% -- --
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.08% 16.18 4.47%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.77% 0.87 -3.33%
Infosys Ltd ORD
0.64% -- --
Reliance Industries Ltd ORD
0.55% -- --

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.33%
Administration Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in a broad and diverse group of equity securities associated with emerging markets, which may include frontier markets authorized for investment by the Advisors Investment Committee.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class International Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Emerging Mkts Global
Peer Group Emerging Markets Funds
Global Macro Equity Emerging Markets
US Macro Emerging Markets Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Emerging Markets Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Dimensional
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (4-28-25) 3.43%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 21.52
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 4.139
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 3.575
Weighted Median ROE 16.50%
Weighted Median ROA 7.64%
ROI (TTM) 12.89%
Return on Investment (TTM) 12.89%
Earning Yield 0.0862
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 3.309
As of January 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 12.55%
EPS Growth (3Y) 19.24%
EPS Growth (5Y) 14.58%
Sales Growth (1Y) 10.50%
Sales Growth (3Y) 14.93%
Sales Growth (5Y) 11.94%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 12.72%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 14.17%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 18.90%
As of January 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 4/5/2005
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/28/2025
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication 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:DFCEX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:DFCEX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:DFCEX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:DFCEX", "prospectus_objective")
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