DFA Japanese Small Company I  DFJSX
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Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Japan Stock 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
$ -0.02
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 14.24
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
7.40%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
113
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: DFA Japanese Small Company I
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Japan Stock
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1986-01-31 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 1.52 18.92 -4.12 0.81 3.40 4.47
+/- Category -3.11 6.95 11.25 4.39 7.72 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD -28.09 -33.76 0.63 -3.45 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 12.08 17.46 -3.62 3.83 3.60 4.65
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 8.01 22.08 -4.55 2.66 3.40 4.47
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 21.22 -5.13 2.11 2.88 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 14.29 -4.16 1.96 2.61 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 30 funds), (5 yrs : out of 20 funds), (10 yrs : out of 16 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 8.08
Software 2.28
Hardware 3.58
Media 1.23
Telecommunications 0.99
Service 33.95
Healthcare 3.48
Consumer Services 15.85
Business Services 4.89
Financial Services 9.73
Manufacturing 57.97
Consumer Goods 19.85
Industrial Materials 35.95
Energy 1.38
Utilities 0.80
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 0.1
Stocks 99.9
Bonds 0.0
Other 0.0
Foreign Stocks 99.9
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-08-31 Data through 2009-08-31
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 1,309 Turnover % 5
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 3.09 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Meidensha Corp. Japan 0.33
Nippon Paint Japan 0.33
K's Hldgs Japan 0.32
Nof Japan 0.32
Nipro Japan 0.31
Kureha Japan 0.30
Morinaga Milk Industry Japan 0.30
IT Hldgs Japan 0.30
Ebara Japan 0.29
Nichicon Japan 0.29
Data through 2009-08-31
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1986-01-31
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 % 0.58
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information
DFA Investment Trust Co
6300 Bee Cave Road,Building One
Austin,  TX  78746
USA
Telephone:
888-5761167
512-3067400
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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