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DFA International Vector Equity Fund Class A

Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

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NAVPS
(05-17-2024)
$20.75
Change
$0.10 (0.48%)

As at April 30, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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DFA International Vector Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 29, 2003): 4.95%

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 0.49% 7.27% 14.77% 6.43% 11.32% 10.00% 4.22% 10.58% 4.61% 2.89% 3.88% 6.45% 4.59% 5.20%
Benchmark -3.18% 5.85% 17.91% 4.23% 13.66% 9.09% 3.29% 11.85% 6.73% 6.36% 6.47% 8.73% 7.45% 8.39%
Category Average -3.01% 16.09% 16.09% 2.97% 9.68% 6.68% 0.43% 9.80% 5.15% 4.16% 4.31% 5.97% 4.65% 5.33%
Category Rank 5 / 273 33 / 270 210 / 270 76 / 270 108 / 263 67 / 242 65 / 222 107 / 203 117 / 181 116 / 153 103 / 142 83 / 137 85 / 112 71 / 90
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -3.63% 2.13% 3.99% -1.50% -1.74% -2.10% 5.44% 2.28% -0.78% 3.85% 2.79% 0.49%
Benchmark -2.87% 4.01% 4.07% -0.53% -4.79% -3.18% 7.14% 5.59% -1.54% 5.26% 3.87% -3.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.83% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.77% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 1.73% 13.63% 1.30% 21.92% -11.08% 11.10% 2.85% 9.40% -8.76% 12.96%
Benchmark 9.59% 16.61% 7.47% 15.40% -7.34% 20.09% 11.07% 15.50% -13.14% 14.59%
Category Average 6.30% 9.56% 3.48% 12.62% -10.42% 13.76% 14.53% 12.37% -15.59% 12.82%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 1 3 3 4 4 2 3
Category Rank 76/ 89 58/ 107 85/ 137 13/ 142 113/ 152 116/ 178 162/ 184 182/ 219 100/ 241 137/ 257

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.92% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.08% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 98.98
Cash and Equivalents 0.64
Income Trust Units 0.20
US Equity 0.13
Canadian Equity 0.03
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 21.51
Consumer Goods 12.91
Technology 9.81
Basic Materials 9.72
Industrial Goods 8.26
Other 37.79

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 50.54
Europe 40.28
Africa and Middle East 3.67
Latin America 3.11
North America 0.34
Other 2.06

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
TotalEnergies SE 1.18
Toyota Motor Corp 0.72
Shell PLC - ADR 0.70
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.68
HSBC Holdings PLC - ADR 0.55
Shell PLC 0.48
Daimler AG Cl N 0.44
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.35
UBS Group AG 0.33
Swiss RE AG 0.32

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)

DFA International Vector Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - Global Small/Mid Cap Eq

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.30% 14.78% 12.90%
Beta 0.68% 0.80% 0.81%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.81% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.17% 0.24% 0.35%
Sortino 0.25% 0.25% 0.32%
Treynor 0.03% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 81.98% 84.93% 88.23%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 9.96% 12.30% 14.78% 12.90%
Beta 0.61% 0.68% 0.80% 0.81%
Alpha 0.03% 0.02% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.68% 0.81% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.65% 0.17% 0.24% 0.35%
Sortino 1.54% 0.25% 0.25% 0.32%
Treynor 0.10% 0.03% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 92.11% 81.98% 84.93% 88.23%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 October 29, 2003
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
DFA226

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in the stocks of non-Canadian and non-U.S. companies. The fundamental investment objective 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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. 10-29-2003
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP 10-29-2003
Dimensional Japan Ltd. 10-29-2003
Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd. 10-29-2003
DFA Australia Limited. 10-29-2003
07-13-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
Advisor Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Distributor -
Auditor PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP

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 1.67%
Management Fee 1.35%
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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