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DFA Global 70EQ-30FI Portfolio - Class A

Global Equity Balanced

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$17.96
Change
-$0.09 (-0.51%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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DFA Global 70EQ-30FI Portfolio - Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2014): 6.65%

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 1.54% 5.67% 12.83% 14.87% 12.55% 15.90% 11.80% 7.87% 9.06% 8.07% 8.10% 6.60% 6.98% 7.02%
Benchmark -0.22% 6.14% 13.50% 14.42% 14.60% 19.27% 15.97% 9.42% 9.85% 10.05% 10.39% 9.26% 9.91% 9.39%
Category Average 0.49% 4.94% 10.38% 12.25% 11.04% 15.62% 12.12% 7.01% 7.99% 7.75% 8.07% 6.73% 7.19% 6.82%
Category Rank 77 / 1,273 558 / 1,268 337 / 1,261 410 / 1,249 569 / 1,249 697 / 1,218 742 / 1,139 475 / 1,085 378 / 991 480 / 945 502 / 848 495 / 773 460 / 708 349 / 628
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.02% 2.25% -0.45% -1.85% -1.78% 3.75% 2.79% 1.33% 2.52% 3.10% 0.94% 1.54%
Benchmark 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00% -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.62% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.18% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.13% 10.28% 8.63% -7.42% 14.18% 4.53% 14.40% -8.52% 10.56% 13.27%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 3 4 3 4 2 1 3 4
Category Rank 483/ 541 47/ 628 481/ 708 689/ 778 597/ 861 770/ 946 265/ 994 207/ 1,091 718/ 1,139 1,045/ 1,222

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.40% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.52% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 29.53
Canadian Equity 22.73
International Equity 17.14
Foreign Corporate Bonds 11.50
Cash and Equivalents 7.02
Other 12.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 22.87
Financial Services 13.46
Technology 12.80
Basic Materials 7.75
Cash and Cash Equivalent 7.02
Other 36.10

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 71.44
Europe 16.01
Asia 10.90
Africa and Middle East 0.63
Latin America 0.59
Other 0.43

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class I 16.16
DFA Global Investment Grade Fixed Income Fund Cl I 11.76
DFA Five-Year Global Fixed Income Fund Class I 10.25
DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund - Class I 10.17
DFA U.S. Core Equity Fund Class I (H) 10.03
DFA Global Targeted Credit Fund Class I 7.27
DFA Canadian Vector Equity Fund Class I 7.25
DFA U.S. Vector Equity Fund - Class I 6.09
DFA International Core Equity Fund - Class I 5.54
DFA International Core Equity Fund - Class I(H) 5.46

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

DFA Global 70EQ-30FI Portfolio - Class A

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.83% 8.81% 9.62%
Beta 0.88% 0.85% 0.91%
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.80% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.97% 0.73% 0.57%
Sortino 2.04% 1.08% 0.63%
Treynor 0.09% 0.08% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 95.12% 94.59% 93.81%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.12% 7.83% 8.81% 9.62%
Beta 0.76% 0.88% 0.85% 0.91%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.80% 0.80% 0.73%
Sharpe 1.32% 0.97% 0.73% 0.57%
Sortino 2.42% 2.04% 1.08% 0.63%
Treynor 0.12% 0.09% 0.08% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 95.50% 95.12% 94.59% 93.81%

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 September 30, 2014
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
DFA834

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to seek total return consisting of long-term capital appreciation and income at levels consistent with the fund’s asset allocation strategy. The fund will generally invest its assets to achieve a target asset allocation of approximately 70% in equity securities and 30% in fixed income securities. The asset allocation may be achieved through investments in other mutual funds or directly in individual securities.

Investment Strategy

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. The fund’s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Sub-Advisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

  • Jed S. Fogdall
  • Allen Pu
  • Ashish P. Bhagwanjee
Sub-Advisor

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Distributor

-

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 1.40%
Management Fee 1.22%
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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