Proxy Voting Records
Canadian securities regulatory authorities require public investment funds to publish on their websites proxy voting records on an annual basis for the one-year period ending on June 30 of each year. In this section, you will find the most recent proxy voting records for the Dimensional Funds that hold voting securities.
Period Ending June 30, 2006
DFA Canadian Core Equity Fund
DFA US Core Equity Fund
DFA US Value Fund
DFA US Small Cap Fund
DFA International Core Equity Fund
DFA International Value Fund
DFA International Small Cap Fund
A summary of the proxy voting policies and procedures and proxy voting guidelines adopted by Dimensional Fund Advisors, the sub-advisor for the Dimensional Funds, can be found in the Annual Information Form for the funds.
How to Read the Proxy Voting Record
The proxy voting record is an alphabetical listing of issuers whose voting securities were held by the Dimensional Funds during the relevant period. The record indicates how or whether the funds voted on each matter submitted to securityholders of those issuers.
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| Proposal Type | This column indicates who proposed the matter voted on. "M" indicates that the proposal was made by management. "S" indicates that the proposal was made by a securityholder. |
| MRV | Management Recommended Vote. This column indicates whether management of the issuer recommended a vote for or against the matter voted on. |
| Vote Cast | This column indicates how the Dimensional Funds voted on each matter. "For" indicates that the votes were cast in favour of the matter. "Against" indicates that the votes were cast against the matter. "Withheld" indicates that the fund did not vote on the matter. |