DFA Emerging Markets Value I  DFEVX
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Overall Morningstar
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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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   Value
  
  
As of 2009-08-31
Day Change
$ -0.11
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 30.93
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
84.34%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
7,942
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: DFA Emerging Markets Value I
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1998-04-01 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 84.34 142.33 9.99 19.75 14.64 15.37
+/- Category 25.20 85.67 7.07 5.53 3.73 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 54.73 89.65 14.74 15.49 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 76.41 26.11 12.02 21.03 15.40 15.74
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 72.24 78.59 8.67 19.71 14.64 15.37
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 73.27 6.83 18.04 13.04 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 52.47 6.37 16.32 12.03 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 260 funds), (5 yrs : out of 193 funds), (10 yrs : out of 118 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 8.58
Software 0.44
Hardware 4.51
Media 0.83
Telecommunications 2.80
Service 38.65
Healthcare 1.33
Consumer Services 3.64
Business Services 3.77
Financial Services 29.91
Manufacturing 52.77
Consumer Goods 15.39
Industrial Materials 28.42
Energy 7.24
Utilities 1.72
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.2
Stocks 99.7
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.2
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 1,903 Turnover % 9
Total Number of Bond Holdings 1 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 13.35 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Reliance Industries Ltd. India 2.36
CEMEX SAB de CV ADR Mexico 1.70
ICICI Bank, Ltd. ADR India 1.39
Otp Bank Ltd Hungary 1.38
Posco ADR South Korea 1.31
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Brazil 1.14
BMF BOVESPA S.A. BOLSA VALORES MERC FUT Brazil 1.11
Sanlam Limited South Africa 1.04
KB Financial Group Inc ADR South Korea 0.99
Hyundai Motor South Korea 0.93
Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1998-04-01
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Karen E. Umland  (1998-12-31)
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 % 0.60
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:
888-576-1167
512-306-7400
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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