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DFA International Real Estate Securities Port Inst (DFITX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Oct '24Jan '25Apr '25Jul '250.00%14.61%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.27% 3.347B -- 4.00%
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 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 Est Global
Peer Group International Real Estate Funds
Global Macro Equity Real Estate
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
-43.93M Peer Group Low
69.42M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 100
-409.75M
-409.75M Peer Group Low
92.09M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 100
-97.19M Peer Group Low
117.57M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 100
-1.885B Peer Group Low
220.99M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 100
-240.28M Peer Group Low
129.72M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 100
-2.258B Peer Group Low
525.49M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 100
-240.28M Peer Group Low
129.72M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 65
-4.651B Peer Group Low
951.23M Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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% 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
-6.90%
23.52%
-9.02%
12.87%
-21.73%
5.96%
-7.64%
18.77%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
9.73%
-3.76%
23.75%
-0.83%
7.67%
-23.83%
4.56%
-10.56%
17.79%
-9.48%
21.27%
-6.90%
5.71%
-22.36%
6.22%
-2.48%
16.35%
-6.12%
28.04%
5.80%
11.89%
-26.61%
4.07%
-9.45%
15.61%
-3.89%
24.78%
-2.36%
26.75%
-25.08%
10.73%
0.83%
7.47%
As of July 08, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (7-3-25) 5.25%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 24.24
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 10.67
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 1.227
Weighted Median ROE 2.74%
Weighted Median ROA 1.66%
ROI (TTM) 1.74%
Return on Investment (TTM) 1.74%
Earning Yield 0.0630
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.5758
As of January 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) -1.87%
EPS Growth (3Y) -4.59%
EPS Growth (5Y) -7.71%
Sales Growth (1Y) 9.40%
Sales Growth (3Y) 8.95%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.74%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 5.78%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 5.26%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 11.49%
As of January 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of January 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.43%
Stock 96.83%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 2.73%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Goodman Group 9.28% 21.36 -5.08%
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield 2.94% 92.54 -3.07%
Scentre Group 2.82% 2.239 0.00%
Segro PLC 2.81% 9.00 -2.39%
DFA Investment Trust Company
2.78% -- --
Link Real Estate Investment Trust 2.63% 5.165 -3.91%
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust 2.05% 1.92 14.29%
Stockland Corp Ltd 1.81% 3.60 -0.28%
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT 1.73% 2.11 -2.22%
Nippon Building Fund Inc 1.47% 940.00 0.00%

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 Est Global
Peer Group International Real Estate Funds
Global Macro Equity Real Estate
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 (7-3-25) 5.25%
30-Day SEC Yield --
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 24.24
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 10.67
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 1.227
Weighted Median ROE 2.74%
Weighted Median ROA 1.66%
ROI (TTM) 1.74%
Return on Investment (TTM) 1.74%
Earning Yield 0.0630
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 0.5758
As of January 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) -1.87%
EPS Growth (3Y) -4.59%
EPS Growth (5Y) -7.71%
Sales Growth (1Y) 9.40%
Sales Growth (3Y) 8.95%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.74%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 5.78%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 5.26%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 11.49%
As of January 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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