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As of 12/10/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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YTD Return
8.7%
1 yr return
13.9%
3 Yr Avg Return
2.5%
5 Yr Avg Return
6.2%
Net Assets
$3.51 B
Holdings in Top 10
15.4%
Expense Ratio 0.24%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A
Turnover 7.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
$0
IRA
N/A
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
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To achieve the International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio’s investment objective, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (the “Advisor”) implements an integrated investment approach that combines research, portfolio design, portfolio management, and trading functions. As further described below, the Portfolio’s design emphasizes long-term drivers of expected returns identified by the Advisor’s research, while balancing risk through broad diversification across companies and sectors. The Advisor’s portfolio management and trading processes further balance those longterm drivers of expected returns with shorter-term drivers of expected returns and trading costs.
The International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio is designed to purchase a broad and diverse group of securities of non-U.S. companies in developed markets. The Portfolio invests in companies of all sizes, with increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies as compared to their representation
in the International Universe, while adjusting the composition of the Portfolio based on sustainability impact considerations. For purposes of this Portfolio, the Advisor defines the International Universe as a market capitalization weighted set (e.g., the larger the company, the greater the proportion of the International Universe it represents) of non-U.S. companies in developed markets that have been authorized as approved markets for investment by the Advisor’s Investment Committee. The Portfolio’s increased exposure to smaller capitalization, lower relative price, and higher profitability companies may be achieved by decreasing the allocation of the Portfolio’s assets to larger capitalization, higher relative price, or lower profitability companies relative to their weight in the International Universe. An equity issuer is considered to have a high relative price (i.e., a growth stock) primarily because it has a high price in relation to its book value. An equity issuer is considered to have a low relative price (i.e., a value stock) primarily because it has a low price in relation to its book value. In assessing relative price, the Advisor may consider additional factors such as price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. An equity issuer is considered to have high profitability because it has high earnings or profits from operations in relation to its book value or assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing relative price and profitability are subject to change from time to time.
The International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio intends to purchase securities of companies associated with developed market countries that the Advisor has designated as approved markets. As a non-fundamental policy, under normal circumstances, the Portfolio will invest at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities. The Advisor determines company size on a country or region specific basis and based primarily on market capitalization. The percentage allocation of the assets of the Portfolio to securities of the largest high relative price companies as defined above will generally be reduced from between 0% and 35% of their percentage weight in the International Universe. As of December 31, 2023, securities of the largest high relative price companies in the International Universe comprised approximately 16% of the International Universe and the Advisor allocated approximately 14% of the Portfolio to securities of the largest high relative price companies in the International Universe. The percentage by which the Portfolio’s allocation to securities of the largest high relative price companies is reduced will change due to market movements, sustainability impact considerations and other factors. Additionally, the representation of securities in the Portfolio as compared to their representation in developed non-U.S. markets may be impacted by the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations.
The Advisor may also increase or reduce the International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio’s exposure to an eligible company, or exclude a company, based on shorter-term considerations, such as a company’s price momentum, short-run reversals, and investment characteristics. In assessing a company’s investment characteristics, the Advisor considers ratios such as recent changes in assets divided by total assets. The criteria the Advisor uses for assessing a company’s investment characteristics are subject to change from time to time. In addition, the Advisor seeks to reduce trading costs using a flexible trading approach that looks for opportunities to participate in the available market liquidity, while managing turnover and explicit transaction costs.
The International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio may gain exposure to companies associated with approved markets by purchasing equity securities in the form of depositary receipts, which may be listed or traded outside the issuer’s domicile country. The Portfolio may purchase or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for foreign or U.S. equity securities and indices, to increase or decrease equity market exposure based on actual or expected cash inflows to or outflows from the Portfolio. Because many of the Portfolio’s investments may be denominated in foreign currencies, the Portfolio may enter into foreign currency exchange transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts, in connection with the settlement of foreign securities or to transfer cash balances from one currency to another currency. The above-referenced investments are not subject to, although they may incorporate, the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations.
The International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio may lend its portfolio securities to generate additional income.
The Advisor intends to take into account the impact that companies may have on the environment and other sustainability considerations when making investment decisions for the International Sustainability Core 1 Portfolio. Relative to a portfolio without these considerations, the Portfolio will exclude or underweight securities of companies that, according to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations, may be less sustainable as compared either to other companies in the Portfolio’s investment universe or other companies with similar business lines. Similarly, relative to a portfolio without sustainability impact considerations, the Portfolio will overweight securities of companies that, according to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations, may be more sustainable as compared either to other companies in the Portfolio’s investment universe or other companies with similar business lines. In considering sustainability impact and other factors that the Advisor believes may be
important to investors, the Advisor will consider greenhouse gas emissions intensity, fossil fuel reserves, coal, land use, water use, factory farming activities, biodiversity, involvement in toxic spills or releases, operational waste, tobacco, palm oil, cluster munitions manufacturing, landmine manufacturing, civilian firearms manufacturing, the ownership or operation of private prisons and/or immigrant detention facilities, child labor, and severe environmental, social, or governance controversies that indicate operations inconsistent with responsible business conduct standards (such as those defined by the UN Global Compact Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises), among other factors. In particular, the Portfolio will exclude companies the Advisor considers to have high greenhouse gas emissions intensity or fossil fuel reserves relative to other issuers. The Advisor may engage third party service providers to provide research and/or ratings information relating to the Portfolio’s sustainability impact considerations with respect to securities in the portfolio, where information is available from such providers.
The Portfolio may periodically modify, add, or remove certain sustainability impact considerations. (See “Additional Information on Investment Objectives and Policies—Applying the Portfolios’ Sustainability Impact Considerations” in this Prospectus.)
Period | DFSPX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 8.7% | -3.4% | 32.4% | 35.23% |
1 Yr | 13.9% | -1.8% | 38.8% | 24.96% |
3 Yr | 2.5%* | -13.6% | 48.1% | 43.81% |
5 Yr | 6.2%* | -34.2% | 74.9% | 29.54% |
10 Yr | 6.3%* | 1.2% | 32.4% | 15.49% |
* Annualized
Period | DFSPX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 15.1% | -1.4% | 22.0% | 26.37% |
2022 | -19.6% | -43.6% | 71.3% | 72.80% |
2021 | 9.2% | -28.5% | 18.9% | 16.26% |
2020 | 9.8% | -90.1% | 992.1% | 37.79% |
2019 | 20.9% | -1.9% | 38.8% | 35.64% |
Period | DFSPX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 8.7% | -3.4% | 32.4% | 35.23% |
1 Yr | 13.9% | -1.8% | 38.8% | 24.96% |
3 Yr | 2.5%* | -13.6% | 48.1% | 43.81% |
5 Yr | 6.2%* | -34.2% | 74.9% | 29.54% |
10 Yr | 6.3%* | 1.2% | 32.4% | 15.49% |
* Annualized
Period | DFSPX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 18.3% | 3.2% | 23.8% | 20.72% |
2022 | -17.7% | -43.6% | 144.8% | 73.92% |
2021 | 12.1% | -22.6% | 56.0% | 22.44% |
2020 | 11.6% | -89.7% | 1010.8% | 38.29% |
2019 | 24.2% | 4.3% | 38.8% | 32.27% |
DFSPX | Category Low | Category High | DFSPX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 3.51 B | 3.3 M | 425 B | 24.18% |
Number of Holdings | 3895 | 1 | 10481 | 2.96% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 543 M | 1.01 M | 47.5 B | 30.27% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 15.45% | 4.6% | 147.7% | 78.65% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DFSPX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stocks | 101.72% | 0.00% | 102.63% | 0.47% |
Cash | 2.78% | 0.00% | 44.84% | 30.73% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.49% | -0.05% | 6.89% | 33.54% |
Other | 0.00% | -2.12% | 47.54% | 44.77% |
Convertible Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.18% | 6.89% |
Bonds | 0.00% | 0.00% | 95.29% | 13.88% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DFSPX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Industrials | 18.99% | 5.17% | 99.49% | 11.52% |
Financial Services | 18.53% | 0.00% | 47.75% | 39.52% |
Consumer Cyclical | 12.90% | 0.00% | 36.36% | 14.88% |
Healthcare | 10.79% | 0.00% | 20.35% | 64.96% |
Technology | 9.23% | 0.00% | 36.32% | 69.44% |
Basic Materials | 9.21% | 0.00% | 23.86% | 26.72% |
Communication Services | 6.77% | 0.00% | 21.69% | 32.80% |
Consumer Defense | 6.67% | 0.00% | 32.29% | 86.72% |
Real Estate | 2.67% | 0.00% | 14.59% | 31.68% |
Utilities | 2.52% | 0.00% | 13.68% | 55.04% |
Energy | 1.72% | 0.00% | 16.89% | 88.48% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | DFSPX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Non US | 88.28% | 0.00% | 99.44% | 58.97% |
US | 13.44% | 0.00% | 102.01% | 19.66% |
DFSPX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 0.24% | 0.01% | 19.62% | 89.84% |
Management Fee | 0.20% | 0.00% | 1.65% | 11.62% |
12b-1 Fee | N/A | 0.00% | 1.00% | N/A |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 1.00% | 1.43% |
DFSPX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 3.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | N/A | 1.00% | 4.00% | N/A |
DFSPX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.
DFSPX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 7.00% | 2.00% | 247.00% | 8.61% |
DFSPX | Category Low | Category High | DFSPX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 2.56% | 0.00% | 17.49% | 38.69% |
DFSPX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | Annual | Quarterly | Annual |
DFSPX | Category Low | Category High | DFSPX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 2.28% | -0.93% | 6.38% | 26.88% |
DFSPX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Sep 27, 2024 | $0.084 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 27, 2024 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 13, 2023 | $0.093 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 28, 2023 | $0.056 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 29, 2023 | $0.150 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 30, 2023 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 14, 2022 | $0.040 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2022 | $0.054 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 29, 2022 | $0.129 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 30, 2022 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2021 | $0.141 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2021 | $0.061 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 29, 2021 | $0.124 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 30, 2021 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 16, 2020 | $0.054 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2020 | $0.047 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 29, 2020 | $0.063 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 30, 2020 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 17, 2019 | $0.070 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 27, 2019 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 27, 2019 | $0.146 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2019 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 18, 2018 | $0.060 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 27, 2018 | $0.041 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 28, 2018 | $0.137 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2017 | $0.071 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 28, 2017 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 29, 2017 | $0.124 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 30, 2017 | $0.019 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 15, 2016 | $0.050 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2016 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 29, 2016 | $0.109 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 30, 2016 | $0.036 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 16, 2015 | $0.044 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 09, 2015 | $0.033 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 08, 2015 | $0.128 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 09, 2015 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 16, 2014 | $0.049 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 09, 2014 | $0.042 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 09, 2014 | $0.125 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 10, 2014 | $0.066 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 12, 2013 | $0.045 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 12, 2013 | $0.001 | CapitalGainShortTerm |
Dec 12, 2013 | $0.022 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Sep 10, 2013 | $0.038 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 10, 2013 | $0.128 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 08, 2013 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 13, 2012 | $0.054 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 10, 2012 | $0.030 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 08, 2012 | $0.109 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 08, 2012 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 13, 2011 | $0.056 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 13, 2011 | $0.007 | CapitalGainLongTerm |
Sep 08, 2011 | $0.032 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 08, 2011 | $0.114 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 08, 2011 | $0.022 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 09, 2010 | $0.058 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 08, 2010 | $0.021 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 08, 2010 | $0.083 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 09, 2010 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 09, 2009 | $0.041 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 09, 2009 | $0.027 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 09, 2009 | $0.081 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 10, 2009 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 10, 2008 | $0.041 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 09, 2008 | $0.025 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 10, 2008 | $0.115 | OrdinaryDividend |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 28, 2010
12.26
12.3%
Jed S. Fogdall is a Co-Head of Portfolio Management and Vice President of Dimensional and a member of Dimensional’s Investment Committee. Mr. Fogdall has an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BS from Purdue University. Mr. Fogdall joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2004 and has been responsible for international portfolios since 2010 and domestic portfolios since 2012.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 21, 2015
6.87
6.9%
Allen Pu is Deputy Head of Portfolio Management, North America, a member of the Investment Commit- tee, Vice President and a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Pu joined Dimensional as a Portfolio Manager in 2006. Mr. Pu has an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.S. and Ph.D. from Caltech, and a B.S. from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Jul 21, 2015
6.87
6.9%
Bhanu P. Singh is Vice President and a Senior Portfolio Manager of the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Singh joined Dimensional originally in 2003 and has been a portfolio manager since 2012. Mr. Singh has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 28, 2017
5.25
5.3%
Mary T. Phillips, CFA, Deputy Head of Portfolio Management, North America, Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional, joined Dimensional in 2012 and has been a portfolio manager since 2014. Ms. Phillips began managing Dimensional’s allocated portion of the Fund’s portfolio in March 2018. Ms. Phillips earned an MBA with concentration in analytic finance, statistics and econometrics, and managerial and organizational behavior from the University of Chicago and a BA from the University of Puget Sound.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 28, 2019
3.25
3.3%
Will Collins-Dean is a Portfolio Manager and Vice President of the Sub-Adviser. Mr. Collins-Dean received his MBA from the University of Chicago and is bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University. Mr. Collins-Dean joined the Sub-Adviser in 2014 and has been a portfolio manager since 2016.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.08 | 30.35 | 6.32 | 3.25 |
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