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DFA International Real Estate Securities Port Inst (DFITX) 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)
0.27% 3.332B -- 4.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
-454.08M 16.57% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by concentrating its investments in a broad and diverse set of securities of non-U.S. companies principally engaged in the real estate industry with a particular focus on non-U.S. REITs.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Real Estate Global
Peer Group International Real Estate Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro World Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective International Real Estate Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Dimensional
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 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
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 100
-5.847M Peer Group Low
12.84M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 100
-454.08M
-454.08M Peer Group Low
67.96M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 100
-63.51M Peer Group Low
32.77M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 100
-2.095B Peer Group Low
225.13M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 100
-183.42M Peer Group Low
34.70M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 100
-2.136B Peer Group Low
543.11M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 100
-347.23M Peer Group Low
57.83M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 95
-4.773B Peer Group Low
1.044B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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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
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5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-6.90%
23.52%
-9.02%
12.87%
-21.73%
5.96%
-7.64%
22.15%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
18.57%
-3.76%
23.75%
-0.83%
7.67%
-23.83%
4.56%
-10.56%
21.41%
-9.48%
21.27%
-6.90%
5.71%
-22.36%
6.22%
-2.48%
21.04%
-3.33%
24.50%
-3.90%
23.44%
-26.73%
10.85%
0.69%
7.79%
-5.85%
21.48%
4.97%
18.76%
-18.22%
16.92%
-5.67%
23.94%
As of November 17, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-13-25) 5.11%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 346
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 22.97
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 10.62
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 1.259
Weighted Median ROE 5.25%
Weighted Median ROA 3.05%
ROI (TTM) 3.24%
Return on Investment (TTM) 3.24%
Earning Yield 0.0629
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.5707
Number of Equity Holdings 324
As of July 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 27.67%
EPS Growth (3Y) -5.04%
EPS Growth (5Y) -1.79%
Sales Growth (1Y) 8.48%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.80%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 4.43%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 5.18%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 5.55%
As of July 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of July 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.93%
Stock 98.21%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.86%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Goodman Group 8.87% 19.96 9.43%
DFA Investment Trust Company
3.36% -- --
Scentre Group 2.92% 2.24 0.00%
Link Real Estate Investment Trust 2.82% 5.505 1.29%
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE 2.57% 105.62 -0.13%
SEGRO PLC 2.21% 9.79 0.00%
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 2.16% 1.75 6.97%
Stockland 2.05% 4.01 5.53%
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT 1.69% 2.05 8.93%
Klépierre SA 1.56% 39.80 0.51%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.24%
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 long-term capital appreciation by concentrating its investments in a broad and diverse set of securities of non-U.S. companies principally engaged in the real estate industry with a particular focus on non-U.S. REITs.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Real Estate Global
Peer Group International Real Estate Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro World Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective International Real Estate Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Dimensional
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-13-25) 5.11%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 346
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 22.97
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 10.62
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 1.259
Weighted Median ROE 5.25%
Weighted Median ROA 3.05%
ROI (TTM) 3.24%
Return on Investment (TTM) 3.24%
Earning Yield 0.0629
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.5707
Number of Equity Holdings 324
As of July 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 27.67%
EPS Growth (3Y) -5.04%
EPS Growth (5Y) -1.79%
Sales Growth (1Y) 8.48%
Sales Growth (3Y) 9.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.80%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 4.43%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 5.18%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 5.55%
As of July 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 3/1/2007
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:DFITX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:DFITX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:DFITX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:DFITX", "prospectus_objective")
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