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DFA Global Sustainability Core Equity Fund Class A

Global Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$17.46
Change
-$0.14 (-0.80%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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DFA Global Sustainability Core Equity Fund Class A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 15, 2020): 12.36%

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 0.05% 6.08% 15.41% 14.29% 13.12% 20.85% 16.81% 10.38% 11.55% - - - - -
Benchmark -0.21% 7.43% 16.77% 17.66% 17.83% 23.70% 19.82% 12.53% 13.51% 13.27% 13.30% 11.82% 12.70% 11.89%
Category Average 0.01% 5.40% 12.16% 13.81% 12.32% 18.48% 14.92% 8.75% 10.15% 10.11% 10.34% 8.95% 9.78% 9.04%
Category Rank 1,184 / 2,157 1,062 / 2,126 691 / 2,100 934 / 2,066 969 / 2,065 715 / 1,954 651 / 1,840 614 / 1,699 600 / 1,545 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.03% 4.06% -1.19% -4.40% -3.88% 4.81% 3.67% 2.48% 2.40% 4.12% 1.82% 0.05%
Benchmark 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78% -0.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.62% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.42% (June 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - 16.81% -13.18% 17.09% 23.39%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 2 2 2 2
Category Rank - - - - - - 734/ 1,553 850/ 1,705 685/ 1,840 740/ 1,954

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.39% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.18% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 61.64
International Equity 35.14
Canadian Equity 2.56
Income Trust Units 0.35
Cash and Equivalents 0.30
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 28.72
Financial Services 18.08
Consumer Services 9.39
Healthcare 8.52
Industrial Goods 7.86
Other 27.43

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 64.34
Europe 16.47
Asia 16.46
Latin America 1.31
Africa and Middle East 1.28
Other 0.14

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 4.94
Apple Inc 4.94
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.01
Microsoft Corp 1.72
Amazon.com Inc 1.71
Alphabet Inc Cl A 1.02
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.94
Alphabet Inc Cl C 0.93
Broadcom Inc 0.77
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 0.71

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 Global Sustainability Core Equity Fund Class A

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.44% 11.50% -
Beta 1.04% 1.00% -
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.96% 0.97% -
Sharpe 1.17% 0.78% -
Sortino 2.39% 1.22% -
Treynor 0.12% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 98.54% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 10.87% 10.44% 11.50% -
Beta 1.01% 1.04% 1.00% -
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.02% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% 0.97% -
Sharpe 0.94% 1.17% 0.78% -
Sortino 1.52% 2.39% 1.22% -
Treynor 0.10% 0.12% 0.09% -
Tax Efficiency 98.50% 98.54% - -

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 15, 2020
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Responsible Investment)
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
DFA1233

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation primarily through exposure to investments in equity securities using an investment approach that takes into account the Fund’s sustainability impact considerations. 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

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. As further described below, the fund’s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the SubAdvisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

  • Jed S. Fogdall
  • Mary T. Phillips
  • William B. Collins-Dean
Sub-Advisor

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.

DFA Australia Limited.

Dimensional Japan Ltd.

Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.

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 2,500
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 1.45%
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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