DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity I  DFCEX
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Diversified Emerging Mkts Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-08-31
Day Change
$ -0.05
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 17.59
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
76.46%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
2,655
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity I
(from 2005-04-05 to 2009-10-31) Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 2005-04-05 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 76.46 127.23 8.77 --- --- 13.81
+/- Category 17.32 70.57 5.85 --- --- ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 46.85 74.55 13.52 --- --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 68.54 23.87 10.62 --- --- 14.57
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 65.43 69.47 7.64 --- --- 13.81
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 68.57 6.81 --- --- ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 45.04 6.06 --- --- ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 260 funds), (5 yrs : out of funds), (10 yrs : out of funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is none, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is none.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 16.14
Software 1.37
Hardware 6.26
Media 1.63
Telecommunications 6.88
Service 35.36
Healthcare 3.81
Consumer Services 4.55
Business Services 3.47
Financial Services 23.52
Manufacturing 48.51
Consumer Goods 13.31
Industrial Materials 22.45
Energy 9.36
Utilities 3.38
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.2
Stocks 99.5
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.3
Foreign Stocks 99.4
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-08-31 Data through 2009-08-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 2,717 Turnover % 3
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 10.18 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. ADR Israel 1.89
Samsung Electronics South Korea 1.24
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ADR Brazil 1.21
Reliance Industries Ltd. India 1.20
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Brazil 0.93
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR Brazil 0.80
Sasol, Ltd. ADR South Africa 0.77
Mtn Group Limited South Africa 0.75
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. ADR L Mexico 0.71
China Mobile Ltd. ADR China 0.68
Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 2005-04-05
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Karen E. Umland  (2005-04-05)
Umland is a portfolio manager and vice president of Dimensional and a member of the Investment Committee, her employer since 1993. and has been responsible as portfolio manager for management of the international equity funds at Dimensional since 1998.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-28)
Front: None
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 0.65
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
1299 Ocean Ave Ste 650 11th FL

Santa Monica,  CA  90401
USA
Telephone:
888-5761167
512-3067400
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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