DFA International Core Equity Fund Class F
The mutual funds managed by DFA Canada are available only to Canadian residents, through representatives authorized by us and affiliated with approved registered dealers.
The following is only a summary of the Fund. For a full description, please consult the Fund's prospectus.
The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation primarily through exposure to investments in common stocks of non-Canadian and non-US companies.
To achieve the Fund's investment objectives, Dimensional Fund Advisors generally purchases a broad and diverse group of readily marketable common stocks of non-Canadian and non-U.S. companies in countries with developed markets and traded on an exchange. Dimensional Fund Advisors is also authorized to purchase readily marketable common stocks of companies in emerging market countries.
The Fund may currently invest in the developed markets of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is also authorized to invest in the following emerging markets: Brazil, Chile, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The countries authorized and in which the Fund actually holds investments will change from time to time.
In constructing the portfolio, Dimensional Fund Advisors buys a broad and diverse group of securities, with an increased exposure to securities of small issuers and securities that it considers to be "value" securities. Dimensional Fund Advisors typically determines size based upon market capitalization. In assessing value, Dimensional Fund Advisors may consider factors such as a company's shares having a high book value in relation to their market value, and price to cash flow or price to earnings ratios. The criteria used for assessing value may change from time to time.
Where practical, Dimensional Fund Advisors seeks to increase the after-tax value of an investment by managing the Fund in a manner that may defer the realization of net capital gains and reduce dividend income.
The principal risks associated with an investment in this fund are market risk, foreign market risk,
small company risk, style risk, currency risk, and multiple class risk. An investment in this fund may
also involve the risks associated with the use of derivatives, and with securities lending transactions,
repurchase transactions, or reverse repurchase transactions. These risks are described in the
prospectus in the section called "What are the risks of investing in a
mutual fund?"
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