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DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class A

Canadian Equity

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024)
$26.39
Change
$0.08 (0.29%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at December 31, 2023

As at February 29, 2024

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DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (June 23, 2004): 6.42%

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 4.75% 7.32% 12.64% 7.32% 12.41% 3.63% 10.28% 19.54% 9.39% 7.93% 6.87% 8.40% 6.56% 5.72%
Benchmark 4.14% 6.62% 15.26% 6.62% 13.96% 3.95% 9.11% 16.99% 9.96% 9.65% 8.48% 9.70% 7.76% 7.67%
Category Average 2.98% 13.93% 13.93% 6.16% 12.03% 3.59% 8.38% 15.41% 8.69% 8.07% 6.99% 7.91% 6.36% 6.41%
Category Rank 30 / 729 122 / 728 619 / 718 122 / 728 402 / 705 378 / 675 141 / 602 66 / 561 245 / 543 314 / 478 308 / 451 204 / 402 230 / 368 278 / 335
Quartile Ranking 1 1 4 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.71% -5.79% 3.32% 3.58% -1.22% -2.45% -3.03% 5.02% 3.06% 0.24% 2.21% 4.75%
Benchmark 2.90% -4.95% 3.36% 2.58% -1.37% -3.33% -3.21% 7.48% 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.48% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-21.59% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 3.32% -12.04% 26.08% 7.01% -13.02% 18.08% -0.78% 27.26% -0.08% 8.33%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 9.54% -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85%
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 4
Category Rank 319/ 333 357/ 365 18/ 392 245/ 448 427/ 474 424/ 522 413/ 558 131/ 593 72/ 660 556/ 698

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.26% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.02% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 96.19
Income Trust Units 2.35
International Equity 0.57
US Equity 0.49
Cash and Equivalents 0.40

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.39
Energy 21.06
Basic Materials 14.91
Consumer Services 7.47
Industrial Services 6.77
Other 22.40

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.43
Europe 0.40
Asia 0.15
Latin America 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 4.50
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.35
Suncor Energy Inc 3.24
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.91
Bank of Montreal 2.71
Canadian National Railway Co 2.56
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.37
Manulife Financial Corp 2.29
Nutrien Ltd 2.11
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 1.78

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.92% 17.21% 14.14%
Beta 0.94% 1.08% 1.08%
Alpha 0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.95% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.62% 0.50% 0.37%
Sortino 0.88% 0.59% 0.35%
Treynor 0.09% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 92.07% 91.88% 89.10%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.94% 12.92% 17.21% 14.14%
Beta 0.90% 0.94% 1.08% 1.08%
Alpha 0.00% 0.02% -0.01% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.94% 0.95% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.64% 0.62% 0.50% 0.37%
Sortino 1.25% 0.88% 0.59% 0.35%
Treynor 0.08% 0.09% 0.08% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 92.81% 92.07% 91.88% 89.10%

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 June 23, 2004
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
DFA255

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common stocks of Canadian companies. Fundamental investment objectives 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 LP 06-30-2009
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 1.33%
Management Fee 1.20%
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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